Returns the children of the container as an array of 3d objects

Adds a 3d object to the scene as a child of the container

Adds an array of 3d objects to the scene as children of the container

Apply the given position to child objects without altering the appearance of the object container

Apply the local rotations to child objects without altering the appearance of the object container

Adjusts each pivot point of the container object's children so that they lies at the center of each childs geoemtry.

Adjusts the pivot point of the object so that it lies at the center of it's geoemtry.

Duplicates the 3d object's properties to another ObjectContainer3D object

Duplicates the 3d object's properties to another ObjectContainer3D object, including bones and geometry

Returns a bone object specified by name from the child array of the container

Returns a 3d object specified by name from the child array of the container

Removes a 3d object from the child array of the container

Removes a 3d object from the child array of the container

Used when traversing the scenegraph

Using ObjectContainer3D (groups)  based on V1.9.2 

groupA=new ObjectContainer3D(objA,objB,objC);
//adds three objects to one group

*Lesson_Basic_04_Containers.fla  based on V1.9.2 

// import core library
import away3d.core.scene.*;
// import geometry primitives
import away3d.objects.*;

// create a 3D-viewport
var view:View3D = new View3D({x:300, y:200});
// add viewport to the stage
addChild(view);

// create carousel elements
var plane:Object3D = new RegularPolygon({material:"grey#white", radius:500, y:-100, pushback:true});

var sphere1:Object3D = new Sphere({material:"blue#cyan", radius:50, y:75});
var sphere2:Object3D = new Sphere({material:"blue.jpg", radius:50, y:-75});

var cube1:Object3D = new Cube({material:"green#lime", y:75});
var cube2:Object3D = new Cube({material:"green.jpg", y:-75});

var spheres:Object3D = new ObjectContainer3D({x:400}, sphere1, sphere2);
var cubes:Object3D = new ObjectContainer3D({x:-400}, cube1, cube2);
var torus1:Object3D = new Torus({material:"red.jpg", z:-400});
var torus2:Object3D = new Torus({material:"yellow.jpg", z:400});

// create carousel of the elements
var carousel:Object3D = new ObjectContainer3D(spheres, cubes, torus1, torus2, plane);

// add carousel to the scene
view.scene.addChild(carousel);

// every frame
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEnterFrame);
function onEnterFrame(event:Event):void {
	// rotate carousel
    carousel.rotationY = getTimer() / 100;
	
	// rotate pairs
	spheres.rotationZ = getTimer() / 10;
	cubes.rotationX = getTimer() / 10;
	
	// lift tori
	torus1.y = Math.sin(getTimer() / 1000) * 50;
	torus2.y = Math.cos(getTimer() / 1000) * 50;
		
	// rerender viewport
	view.render();
}

From Lesson_Basic_04_Containers.fla