Create Your Dice

• 1). Use the tools in the Flash program to draw two separate squares to represent your dice. They can be any size or color you want, and if you want to draw them so that the sides are visible as well, you can. The dice do not actually have to be three-dimensional or "roll."
  
  
• 2). Select your die on the left and turn it into a MovieClip symbol by pressing "F8" on your keyboard. Name it "diceLeft" in the dialogue that pops up.
  
  
• 3). Give the die on the left an instance name of "diceLeft" in the Properties Inspector.
  
  
• 4). Double-click on your left die to enter the symbol. Click on frame 6 in the timeline and press "F5" to extend the frames for the dice out that far. Lock this layer.
  
  
• 5). Insert a new layer above the one the die is on. On the first keyframe, you will create your "dots" or numbers that will appear on the die to indicate what was "rolled." It is easiest if you make your dot a MovieClip symbol so you can use multiple instances of it easily later on. Place one dot squarely in the center of your die to represent a one having been rolled.
  
  
• 6). Insert a new keyframe by right-clicking on the timeline on the second keyframe on your new layer and put a second dot on your dice, diagonally across from the first to represent a "two" having been rolled. Repeat this step, inserting keyframes and putting on dots in the appropriate layout until you have them all filled in up until the sixth keyframe. When you are done, you can return to the main timeline.
  
  
• 7). Repeat Steps 2 to 6 except this time, select the right die and name it "diceRight" when you turn it into a MovieClip symbol, and give it that instance name in the Properties Inspector.
  
  
• 8). Create the button that will randomize your dice. Draw a circle or square or whatever you want on the stage, select it and press "F8" to turn it into a MovieClip symbol. Name it "myBtn" in the naming dialogue, and then give it that same instance name in the Properties Inspector.
  
  

Add the ActionScript

• 1). Left-click on the first keyframe of your movie to select it and press "F9" to bring up your Actions panel. Paste the following code:
  
  stop();
  diceLeft.gotoAndStop(random(6)+1);
  diceRight.gotoAndStop(random(6)+1);
  myBtn.onRelease = function(){
  diceLeft.gotoAndStop(random(6)+1);
  diceRight.gotoAndStop(random(6)+1);
  }
  
  This code immediately randomizes your dice as soon as the movie starts and adds functionality to the "myBtn" so that pressing it randomizes the dice again.
  
  
• 2). Double-click to enter the instance of your "diceLeft" on the stage. On the first keyframe of that movie, press "F9" to open the Actions panel and paste the following code:
  
  stop();
  
  
• 3). Return to the main timeline and double-click to enter the instance of your "diceRight" on the stage. On the first keyframe of that movie, insert the following code:
  
  stop();
  
  
• 4). Press "Ctrl" and "Enter" on your keyboard to test the movie. Both dice should have a random number on them as soon as the movie starts, and each time you press the button, they will individually randomize another number between one and six.