Snow Globe Effect - Page 3

2) Acionscript

• Insert a new layer above the snowflake layer and call it "A"
• Open the ActionScript panel and enter this for frame1 of "A":

for (i=0;i<=15;i++) {

    duplicateMovieClip(flakeA_mc, "flakeA"+i, 6*i+0);

    duplicateMovieClip(flakeB_mc, "flakeB"+i, 6*i+1);

    duplicateMovieClip(flakeC_mc, "flakeC"+i, 6*i+2);

    duplicateMovieClip(flakeD_mc, "flakeD"+i, 6*i+3);

    duplicateMovieClip(flakeE_mc, "flakeE"+i, 6*i+4);

    duplicateMovieClip(flakeF_mc, "flakeF"+i, 6*i+5);

};

• Click the instance of "flakeA_mc" and add this ActionScript:

onClipEvent (load) {

    change = Math.random()*2+1;

    scale = Math.random();

    randomposneg = Math.random();

    this._x = Math.random()*550;

    this._y = Math.random()*450;

    this._xscale = scale*85+15;

    this._yscale = scale*85+15;

    if (randomposneg<.5) {

        posneg = -1;

    } else {

        posneg = 1;

    }

}

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {

    if (this._y>=450) {

        change = Math.random()*2+1;

        this._y = -60;

    } else {

        this._y = this._y+change*this._width*this._width/2500;

        this._rotation = this._rotation+posneg*change;

    }

}

 

• Add this ActionScript onto every other instance of a flake
• Return to the main stage and test! You're done!