# Revolving Globe

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/revolving-globe/486
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 18, 2002, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/revolving-globe/486 "2002-07-18T23:16:16Z")
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### Author: ![flashquestion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@flashquestion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashquestion)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2002, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/revolving-globe/486/1 "2002-07-18T23:16:16Z")

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How do I create a revolving globe in Flash?

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### 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: [July 18, 2002, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/revolving-globe/486/2 "2002-07-18T23:20:59Z")

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I found this .fla at [flashkit.com](http://flashkit.com):  
[http://www.flashkit.com/movies/3D/Symbols/Rotating-Marcel\_T-5158/index.php](http://www.flashkit.com/movies/3D/Symbols/Rotating-Marcel_T-5158/index.php)

Its a looped mask of a stretched out map of earth. Or you can do the real thing and use a program like Maya or 3D Studio Max but that takes a lot of time and this is a nice way to do it with just using Flash and images!

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### 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: [July 18, 2002, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/revolving-globe/486/3 "2002-07-18T23:52:38Z")

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It’s perfect - just the solution I was looking for - Thanks!!