Update (December 11th, 2008): The source code is available for download now. The zip archive also includes a FlashDevelop project file. Get it here.
This tutorial may serve as a beginner exercise in AS3 coding. But before starting, let’s take a quick look at what we will be creating:
The spinning preloader animation is an all-time classic. Our implementation will be highly configurable. You will be able to set the number, size, color and fade-out duration of the rectangular segments, as well as the radius and the spinning speed.
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