The additions to the Flash Player API allowing 2.5D transformations on DisplayObjects seem to have passed Flex 3 By. Flex 4 has some Effects allowing Components to be manipulated in 3D space, but there was nothing added in Flex 3.5. I have written two Effects to make use of the new APIs, allowing you to move and rotate Flex Controls & Containers in 3D Space. You can play with them by clicking the image below.
The handling of 3D is surprisingly buggy. These effects offer two built-in fixes that you can turn of if you like. The first compensates for the slight distortion to DisplayObjects’ X and Y scales when an Object has a 3DMatrix applied, and the second automatically swaps out the 3DMatrix for a standard (2D) Matrix when the Effect target’s rotation and position allow (Basically, if the Object is at 0 on the z axis and is not rotated at all on the x or y axis).
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