Downloading the compiled source

If your authoring tool is Flex Builder, Flash Builder, or Flash CS4, both the non-compiled and the compiled source code will work for you. If you've decided to work with the compiled source code, you can download the SWC that contains this code from the Google Code page of Papervision3D. As the examples in this book are based on Papervision3D 2.1, revision 920, we will download this version to make sure that all the examples work. The next steps demonstrate how to get the SWC with revision 920.

1. 1. Create a new folder somewhere on your computer. You can give it any name, but in this book we'll call it papervision3d_source.

2. 2. Go to http://code.google.com/p/papervision3d/downloads/list.

3. 3. Look for the SWC file, which has the following label: Papervision3D 2.1.920.swc (for use with "Papervision3D Essentials" book).

4. 4. Download the SWC file, and save it in the papervision3d_source folder we've just created.

Every now and then you may want to download the latest version of the SWC to keep up with the changes that are being made to the project. Just look for the most recent, featured SWC file on the list, repeat the download process and replace your current SWC with the updated SWC.