The Perf class draws a regular grid of either squares or circles that can then be applied as either a background or as a mask. The parameters of the class constructor determine whether the pattern is composed of squares or circles, the spacing and size of the pattern and its color and transparency.
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Using patterned backgrounds and masks: the Perf class
May 4th, 2010 · No Comments · AS3 Custom Classes
Drawing a checkerboard background: the Checkerboard class
April 27th, 2010 · No Comments · AS3 Custom Classes
This post introduces the Checkerboard drawing class. It is a simple and easy to use class that relies on Flash’s BitmapData class to draw the patterns.
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Drawing regular polygons: the Polygon Class
January 18th, 2010 · No Comments · AS3 Custom Classes
The Polygon class is a tool for drawing regular polygons with three or more sides. Parameters include the radius ( distance from the center of the polygon to any vertex), the number of sides, line weight and color and fill color.
Drawings grids: the Grid Class
January 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments · AS3 Custom Classes
This post describes the Grid class which draws – surprisingly – grids. Parameters passed to the class include the wifth and height of the grid, spacing between grid lines, line weight and line color. In addition to the required parameters, an optional parameter specifying a background color is available. If no backgound color is specified, the [...]
Drawing dashed & dotted lines: DashedLine Class
September 11th, 2009 · 3 Comments · AS3 Custom Classes
The DashedLine class is a simple drawing class whose required parameters include the total line length, width and height of each dash, the spacing between dashes and the dash color. An optional sixth parameter dashOffset creates dashes with slanted leading and trailing edges as in the second instance shown in the code and [...]