Away3D

Away3D was developed with the help of a huge open source community and is currently one of the top line solutions for Flash 3D games.

The engine works by providing developers with a series of standard tools needed almost in every game, allowing them to get to the actual process of designing the game instead of wasting time away writing basic interaction code.

Outside the code put into the basic tools, Away3D also comes with lots of performance improvements allowing developers to take full advantage of the user's local CPU and GPU capabilities.

This avoids crashing the game and makes sure the user gets to enjoy the final product without lag or freezes.

Besides the gaming industry, Away3D can also be used for simple 3D animations on regular sites or intro pages as well, even if Flash sites are rarer and rarer these days.

Features:

• Great performance
• Support for mobile devices
• GPU and CPU friendly
• Easy scene graph manipulation
• Physics engine included
• Animation engine included
• Support for GPU acceleration
• File I/O support
• Supports advanced post-processing effects
• Examples and docs

What is new in this release:

• Spritesheets animators and a constrained mode option for shaders.

What is new in version 4.1.0 Alpha:

• Impressive increase in animation performance across web and mobile applications.
• Initial introduction of GPU-based animation in Away3D.
• Multipass shading, enabling more complex effects and higher fidelity lighting for computers with more powerful GPUs.
• Several new materials have been created to simulate the application of realtime reflections on the surface of an object.

Requirements:

• Adobe Flash Player 11 or higher
• Adobe Flash IDE CS3 or higher