Q:

3d shapes in flex

I am drawing three circles in my flex application, using actionscript. But these circles are now pure 2D images, which is not looking good. How can I make it look like 3D using some shadows or shades inside the shape.
Cheers,PK

A:

If you want some 3D-ish effects, you should look into the usage of the bevelFilter. I have found some links that show you how you can use this filter:
http://www.republicofcode.com/tutorials/flash/as3filters/
http://wonderfl.net/c/6AxW
http://www.flashactionscripttutorials.com/?p=projects&actionscript-functie=applyFilter
If you want genuine 3D-objects, you should use a 3D-library (I would recommend Away3D).

