# Calculating in 3D

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calculating-in-3d/280891>\
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**Created:** [February 2, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calculating-in-3d/280891 "2009-02-02T18:20:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![kkos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9a28c/32.png) [@kkos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kkos)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calculating-in-3d/280891/1 "2009-02-02T18:20:16Z")

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is it possible to access ‘3d’ valus, like the (x,y,z) coordinates of some pixels, from a 3d transformed movieclip or object in Flash CS4 ?

For instance, after calc. the normal vector of a plane one could calc. some basic shading etc…

Keith