Macromedia MAX 2005 - Anaheim, CA What’s New In Flash 8
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Object Drawing Model
Previously in Flash, all shapes in the same layer on the Stage could affect the outlines of other
overlapping shapes. You can now create shapes directly on the Stage that do not interfere with
other shapes on the Stage. When you create a shape with the new Object Drawing model, the
shape does not cause changes to other shapes that exist underneath the new shape.
Flash provides two drawing models that give you a great deal of flexibility when drawing shapes:
Merge Drawing model automatically merges shapes that you draw when you overlap them.
If you select a shape that has been merged with another, and move it, the shape below it is
permanently altered. For example, if you draw a square and overlay a circle on top of it, and
then select the circle and move it, the portion of the square that overlaid the circle is
removed.
Object Drawing model lets you draw shapes as separate objects that do not automatically
merge together when overlaid. This lets you overlap shapes without altering their
appearance should you choose to move them apart, or rearrange their appearance. Flash
creates each shape as a separate object that you can individually manipulate. In previous
versions of Flash, to overlap shapes without having their appearance altered, you had to
draw each shape on its own layer.
When you select a shape created using the Object Drawing model, Flash surrounds the shape with
a rectangular bounding box. You can use the Pointer tool to move the object by clicking the
bounding box and dragging the shape anywhere you'd like to position it on the Stage.
