FAQ

Here are the frequently asked question, so please read it before asking questions on the support forum.

General questions:

• How to contribute to the Sandy project - expertise, code, money?
• Where do I get the latest Sandy Source Code?
• Compiling Problems and Their Solutions
• What Versions of Flash and ActionScript are Required for Sandy?
• Camera orientation : explanation of the camera orientation in Sandy
• Camera Viewport : explanation of frustum, near and far planes, clipping, field-of-view, and other camera concepts.
• Axis disposition : explanation of the axis disposition in Sandy
• BitmapScreen or ClipScreen: Explain the difference between the two types of screens available in Sandy.
• Using an external SWF as a MovieSkin

Overview of Sandy 1.2

• Information about the AS2 1.2 stable release

Here are some FAQs about Sandy 1.2 versus 1.1:

• Example of how to create a world in Sandy 1.2
• Changes from Sandy 1.1 to Sandy 1.2 - what’s changed
• Porting code to different versions of Sandy - how to update your code.
• Using a single code base for Sandy 1.1 to Sandy 1.2 - how to conditionally compile your code so that it works both with Sandy 1.1 and Sandy 1.2

Performance, optimization , and debugging:

• Performance Tips: what affects performance and how to speed things up.
• How and why should I set a primitive's quality?
• Why can't I see my object in the world? - where’s Waldo?
• Can I have buttons on a MovieSkin?