This tutorial will help you get started using Papervision 3D - a Flash 3D engine. Covers initial source setup, loading Collada (DAE) files, controlling the position of the model using the keyboard and also basic 3D hit detection.
Download the finished example source files and Papervision source files used in this tutorial - https://commons.swinburne.edu.au/items/7f3bd373-8d10-4665-9963-13f3d9a27643/1/
Extra Links:
Papervision Code Page - http://code.google.com/p/papervision3d/downloads/list
Papervision Language reference - http://www.paultondeur.com/files/papervision3d/documentation/Public_Alpha_2.0/index.html?all-index-A.html&index-list.html