1. PAL #5: 3D Tools, Morphing & Alignments

2.  Multimedia graphics have advanced tremendously in
recent years. One aspect of this is the prominent use
of 3D graphics across devices to enhance the overall
user experience.
 The 3D Rotation and 3D Translation tools give
designers a way to take two-dimensional artwork and
rotate, transform, and animate them in the 3D realm.
 Although we haven’t yet explored the intricacies of
movie clips, keep in mind that at this point, it’s simply
necessary for an item to exist as a movie clip symbol
to take advantage of these 3D tools in Flash!

3.  You can utilise the 3D rotation tool to
manipulate 2D symbols in space.
 Adjust the ‘x’, ‘y’ and ‘z’ axis’ markers to
adjust the positioning on the stage

4.  You can utilise the 3D translation tool to
move the 2D symbols in 3D space.
 Adjust the ‘x’, ‘y’ and ‘z’ axis’ markers to
readjust the positioning on the stage

5.  You can morph from one form to another
over the space of several frames.
 To do this, you need to create two shapes and
a ‘Shape Tween’

6.  Insert a shape on a ‘Keyframe’, then advance
further down the timeline and insert a new
‘Blank Keyframe’
 On this empty keyframe, place a new shape.
Right click on the prior frame in the timeline
and select ‘Create Shape Tween’.

7.  Morph a red square into a blue circle over 65
frames.
 Morph from the blue circle to another shape
(your favourite) in another colour (again, pick
your favourite) over 50 frames.