Skewing is not available in ActionScript outside of the transformation matrix. Macromedia's article Using Matrices for Transformations  is well written yet a bit advanced for normal users who want to simulate 3D skewing in some part of their projects....

With the new transformation matrix in flash 8; I suddenly realised that most people had forgotten how to skew images in flash.  Using pre built classes can be a lengthy process.  The basis of all 3D engines is the simulation of an image rotating...

On of the things that bother me the most about using 3D cameras in flash is the fact that once you set one on your stage you are stuck in a 3D world almost everywhere on the stage.  If you had mouse detection moving the 3D menu but you did...

Sometimes the  most complex things can evolve by correctly combining 2 or 3 basic scripts.  In the following example I used the 3D camera and combined it with the hi lo hitTest technique.  The results are convincing and quite nice; dont...