# Manipulating class-generated movieclips

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manipulating-class-generated-movieclips/201770>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 25, 2006, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manipulating-class-generated-movieclips/201770 "2006-09-25T00:05:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 25, 2006, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manipulating-class-generated-movieclips/201770/1 "2006-09-25T00:05:16Z")

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To begin, I have been able to draw rudimentary shapes on the main timeline by importing this class on the main timeline (first frame) and plugging in the requisite parameters

```auto
class BoxyRounded extends MovieClip {
    var iN:String;
    var d:Number;
    var lst:Number;
    var lsc:String;
    var lsa:Number;
    var x0:Number;
    var y0:Number;
    var fcc:String;
    var fca:Number;
    var w:Number;
    var h:Number;
    var cs:Number;
    public function BoxyRounded(iN, d, lst, lsc, lsa, x0, y0, fcc, fca, w, h, cs) {
        _root.createEmptyMovieClip(iN, d);
        with (iN) {
            lineStyle(lst, lsc, lsa);
            moveTo(x0+cs, y0);
            beginFill(fcc, fca);
            lineTo(x0+w-cs, y0);
            curveTo(x0+w, y0, x0+w, y0+cs);
            lineTo(x0+w, y0+h-cs);
            curveTo(x0+w, y0+h, x0+w-cs, y0+h);
            lineTo(x0+cs, y0+h);
            curveTo(x0, y0+h, x0, y0+h-cs);
            lineTo(x0, y0+cs);
            curveTo(x0, y0, x0+cs, y0);
            endFill();
        }
    }
}

```

Once the shapes are drawn I cannot seem to manipulate them on the main timeline to make them move about and alpha up and down. Is there some way to do this?

[BTW, here’s the first frame code]

```auto

stop();
import BoxyRounded;
//function BoxyRounded(iN, d, lst, lsc, lsa, x0, y0, fcc, fca, w, h, cs)
var box3:BoxyRounded = new BoxyRounded("box3", _root.getNextHighestDepth()+1, 0, "0x00ff00", 0, 0, 0, "0x800000", 100, 50, 250, 100);

```

When I have created movieclips without actionscript, then attached AS 2 classes to them I can manipulate them. If there is not a way that I can manipulate AS-generated clips on the main timeline, is this doable from within the class?

Thanks for your time.