I take care of the 3D work I need before I get into Flash. ItΓÇÖs a good idea to make sure that you can actually create the 3D pieces before you start to code. IΓÇÖm using Swift3D in these examples, but you can use whichever 3D program youΓÇÖre into. The method should be pretty similar if not the same.
WeΓÇÖre going to make one solid row of the board. First make a square using Adobe Illustrator (or Macromedia freehand, or even Flash). Then duplicate it seven times so that you have eight in total, touching in a horizontal line, and save the file as an .eps for import into Swift3D.
You also need a queen object. You can model this yourself, or find a free object on the net. I made mine by lathing the profile of the queen in Ray Dream Studio and exporting it as a .3ds file (which Swift3D can import). IΓÇÖm hoping that Swift3D 2 is going to include a lathe option.
