Let us see how to create an Analog Clock in Flash MX 2004.
Please note:
You need to have Flash Player 7.0 installed to view the
Flash animation.
It is very easy to create a Flash clock You just need to
follow the steps below.
STEPS TO FOLLOW
Create a background for the clock, You can either creat
it in fireworks or photoshop and import it onto flash or
you can create it in flash itself.
Add 5 Layers in your Timeline window.
Name them - interface, sec, min, hour and actions. Similar
to the Timeline window shown below.
Import your background design into your interface Layer
if you created it in photohop or fireworks.
Draw a line in the sec Layer. Choose the line and press
F8 to convert it to Symbol. Name this Symbol sec_mc, choose
Movie clip behavior and select the bottom center square
in registration. Same like the below Symbol window shows.
Click on OK.
In the sec Layer, place sec_mc excatly at the center of
the clock background. Name it "sec" in instance
text box of the property window. This will be the seconds
needle.
From the library, drag sec_mc into the min Layer. Press
(Ctrl+L) to open Library window. Reduce approx. by 3pix
height of sec_mc. and place it exactly at the center of
the clock background design. Name it "min" in
instance text box in property window.
This will be the minutes needle.
Drag sec_mc into your hour Layer from library. Reduce
its height, by 6pix.
Place it exactly at the center of the clock background design.
Name it "hour" in instance text box in property
window. This will be the Hours needle.
Then you can copy and paste the code given below to the
actions window of actions Layer.
