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i need to create an effect similar to this >> visit www.c-class.co.uk then click on C The Car... i'm workin on a car site..i'll be getting the 3d renders as frames...wat i want iss the car to turn in the direction of the mouse pointer...except that it wont be 360 like the c-class site...it'll need to turn jus about 45degrees. please help...

Seems like you would use something like gotoAndStop(stage.mouseX / stage.stageWidth * 45);

Is it dependent on mouse distance from the object or is it purely dependent on the mouse X position? If it's based on distance, you need to use a distance function (which isn't too bad - you use Pythagorean theorem... a^2 * b^c = c^2) If it's based on x position, something like what mattrock posted is sufficient if you are talking about the color part where the finger moves to point to ...

hey guys thnx for replying... the movieclip needs to play to the destination frame from the current frame...not jus gotoAndStop...and i got to see the 3d renders today...its not jus 45degrees any more...the camera moves almost 180 degrees both sides....and i need it to work as smooth as the c-class site... nikefido, i'm not talkin about the mouse pointer bit... wat i need to recreate is ...

On the C-class site I think they just use gotoAndStop and if the difference is greater than a certain amount they show a blurry frame. It looks like the blurry frame is always the same. I would probably suggest using a easing function and setting your movieclips frame to the eased amount on entering each frame, as opposed to gotoAndPlay. That way your rotation can go faster or slower ...

I suspect they're not "showing a blurry frame", but rather just blurring the entire thing if the amount is over a certain threshold.

Most tweening packages allow you to do a FrameTo of types. Just find out what frame you need, then do a frameTo each frame. Might sound a little silly, but will work. Try TweenFilterLight or Tweener.

Oh, I see. Well in that case you only want to replace the second stage.stageWidth. That way your midpoint will always be centered but it will only react to a 500 pixel box.

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mattrock, cheers, it's workin ...it's still not perfectly centred but thas because of some oddly placed registration point...the movieclip holding the frames is 3 movieclips deep so i'm tryin to figure out which one's registration point is causing the problem...but yes the code seems to be perfect...thnx a ton!...dude if it's not too much of a pain, would it be ok to get in touch with u via ...