# Integrating a pattern into a 3D Object. No way!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/integrating-a-pattern-into-a-3d-object-no-way/3971>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 13, 2001, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/integrating-a-pattern-into-a-3d-object-no-way/3971 "2001-05-13T23:42:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/integrating-a-pattern-into-a-3d-object-no-way/3971/1 "2001-05-13T23:42:46Z")

</div>

Hi everybody.

I’ve been lately trying to design a 3D Object with an integrated pattern on it, just like seen in Dupont’s .swf: They have a 3D World Sphere and there is a pattern (the continents) which is 2D and it gets integrated into the 3D Sphere.

If you don’t exactly understand what I mean have a look at [www.kmgi.com](http://www.kmgi.com) then “samples” and “webmmercials”  
(Dupont’s swf is the 3rd or the 4th)  
What tool have they used to make it?  
I don’t think it can be done with Flash 5 (although the continents are treated as a 2D symbol).  
Perhaps they used a program like Swift 3D but I just can’t see any option to do what I’ve just explained.  
Can anybody help please? Is there a place where I can find such information or any tutorial?  
I’m just a beginner in Flash so please don’t have so much fun at me

Thank you very much to everybody, at least for reading this.

Manare