Hit test difficulties

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Here is the scenario… I have a background image (a rectangle). I drag another smaller rectangle on top of it. The icon I dragged is duplicated and returns to the starting icon bank. At the place where I dropped the icon, a larger version of the icon appears via attachmovie. That works great. However, if I drag the icon on top of the new rectangle and let go, my icon is “lost” until I click… I am fairly certain that this is because there are two sprites on top of each other and flash is not sure what to do… What I WANT to happen is that I would do a hit test of some sort and tell flash to just return my icon to the bank. However, since it is confused, i cannot even get a hittest result. Any ideas on how to solve this?

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I don’t know if this will work for you but, may I suggest a different approach?\r\rI have done the following:\r\rbackground layer: a graphic of your icon (just a graphic).\r\rnext layer above: position your mc right on top of your graphic.\r\rnow, note the _x and _y of your mc. \r\rWith hittest, you can simply tell your mc to return to its original _x and _y. Try it! It saves from all the attachmovie and duplicatemovie, and has worked great for me.\r\rIf you still have trouble, let me know, and I’ll email and fla.\r\rGood luck!

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Hmm not sure I understand. What I need is this: I have a door movie clip. I also have a door icon movie clip. if i drag the door icon movie clip to a blank area on my screen, it puts another door movie clip there just fine. however, if the door icon movie clip overlaps any of the door movieclips, when i \r\ron(release)\r\rthe action is lost. that is, instead of putting a door at that “this._x” location, it acts like i never release the mouse button and since things are meticulously balanced between on(release) and on(press) it screws things up… here’s what i got right now:\r\r\ron (press) \r{\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp if (this._name == “rightHandDoorWithoutWindowIcon”)\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp {\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp _root.doorDropTarget._visible = true;\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp duplicateMovieClip(_root.rightHandDoorWithoutWindowIcon, “rightHandDoorWithoutWindowIcon” + _root.numDoors, _root.numDoors);\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp startDrag(this);\r\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp // Set the proper height and width of the door\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp this._xscale = 540;\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp this._yscale = 540;&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp \r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp }\r}\r\ron (release) \r{\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp if (this._name == “rightHandDoorWithoutWindowIcon”)\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp {\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp stopDrag();\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp doorX = this._x;\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp doorY = 465;\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp _root.doorDropTarget._visible = false;\r\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp // return the icon to the bank\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp _root.rightHandDoorWithoutWindowIcon._x = _root.xCord;\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp _root.rightHandDoorWithoutWindowIcon._y = _root.yCord;\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp _root.rightHandDoorWithoutWindowIcon._xscale = 100;\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp _root.rightHandDoorWithoutWindowIcon._yscale = 100;\r\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp // Adjust x and y coordinates to be within bounding box\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp if (doorX < 300)\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp doorX = 300;\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp else if(doorX > 540)\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp doorX = 540;\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp \r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp // Position the baseline of the door properly\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp eval("_root.rightHandDoorWithoutWindowIcon" + _root.numDoors)._x = doorX;\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp eval("_root.rightHandDoorWithoutWindowIcon" + _root.numDoors)._y = doorY;\r\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp // Set the proper height and width of the door\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp eval("_root.rightHandDoorWithoutWindowIcon" + _root.numDoors)._xscale = 540;\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp eval("_root.rightHandDoorWithoutWindowIcon" + _root.numDoors)._yscale = 540;\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp \r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp _root.numDoors++;\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp }\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp else\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp {\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp _root.numDoors–;\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp removeMovieClip(this);\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp }\r}

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HTML Comments are not allowed\r\r(apparantly the characters “-”, “-”, and “>” are not allowed… i used them for an arrow sign. :slight_smile:

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Ah… I see what you mean. I’ll play with it some more. In the meantime, I’ll defer to the others…\r

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K thanks. not sure why my link was not allowed to be posted, but in case i missed something, let me try it again. the app is located at:\r\rwww.collaborate.saic.com/oiusa\r\ryou go to “Design your own building”\rthen you go to steel \rthen 8x8\rthen left side\r\rthe bottom left hand door is the one i’m working on so if you need a visual, you should be able to get it from there.

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I have discovered the on (releaseOutside) command… for some reason, this fixed my hit test problem (well i dunno - wasn’t trying to do a hittest). now i can mouse up on an icon and the new one will appear as it should. so it’s all good. thanks :slight_smile: