What is FLARToolKit
- AS3 ported version of ARToolKit.
- Actually, FLARToolKit is based on NyARToolkit, Java ported version of ARToolKit.
- FLARToolKit recognize the marker from input image. and calculate its orientation and position in 3D world.
- You should draw 3D graphics by your own.
- But helper classes for major flash 3D engines (Papervision3D, Away3D, Sandy, Alternativa3D) are included.
- Papervision3D is used in starter-kit.
The license
GPL
FLARToolKit is free to use for non-commercial applications under the GPL license. This means the complete source code for your application must be made available to anyone that asks for it. FLARToolKit is based on the ARToolKit library under the GPL license and so the source code for any FLARToolKit applications that are made needs to be GPL as well.
For more information about the conditions of the GNU General Public License, version 3, click here.
Commercial Licence
If you are interested in developing a commercial application or not releasing your FLARToolKit application source code then you should contact ARToolWorks ([email protected]) for a commercial license. In this case you will not have to make your source code available.
Download
Browse source code
version 4.0.0-fp10 http://www.libspark.org/browser/as3/FLARToolKit//branches/ver4.x-fp10/
version 2.5.x http://www.libspark.org/browser/as3/FLARToolKit//branches/ver2_5_x/
version 1.x.x http://www.libspark.org/browser/as3/FLARToolKit//branches/ver1_x_x/
trunk http://www.libspark.org/browser/as3/FLARToolKit/trunk/
Source code
You can get latest source code with following command. (Uses subversion)
svn checkout http://www.libspark.org/svn/as3/FLARToolKit/trunk/ FLARToolKit-read-only
Note that by downloading and using this source code you accept the license terms described below.
How to use
Import of FlashBuilder? project of the FlashBuilder?. Or, Open Main.fla file.
Forum
FLAR forum has been moved to Google Group!
Examples
- Poly-chikubi (tit) by trick7 (This is not code example but very funny demo video. Don't miss it!)
- Desktop Fireworks by Saqoosha
- Various example by tarotaro.org (Japanese page) or English page.
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