<!-- SOLIDIVISM · part 124 -->

		 * @readonly
		 */
		this.uuid = generateUUID();

		/**
		 * The name of the 3D object.
		 *
		 * @type {string}
		 */
		this.name = '';

		/**
		 * The type property is used for detecting the object type
		 * in context of serialization/deserialization.
		 *
		 * @type {string}
		 * @readonly
		 */
		this.type = 'Object3D';

		/**
		 * A reference to the parent object.
		 *
		 * @type {?Object3D}
		 * @default null
		 */
		this.parent = null;

		/**
		 * An array holding the child 3D objects of this instance.
		 *
		 * @type {Array<Object3D>}
		 */
		this.children = [];

		/**
		 * Defines the `up` direction of the 3D object which influences
		 * the orientation via methods like {@link Object3D#lookAt}.
		 *
		 * The default values for all 3D objects is defined by `Object3D.DEFAULT_UP`.
		 *
		 * @type {Vector3}
		 */
		this.up = Object3D.DEFAULT_UP.clone();

		const position = new Vector3();
		const rotation = new Euler();
		const quaternion = new Quaternion();
		const scale = new Vector3( 1, 1, 1 );

		function onRotationChange() {

			quaternion.setFromEuler( rotation, false );

		}

		function onQuaternionChange() {

			rotation.setFromQuaternion( quaternion, undefined, false );

		}

		rotation._onChange( onRotationChange );
		quaternion._onChange( onQuaternionChange );

		Object.defineProperties( this, {
			/**
			 * Represents the object's local position.
			 *
			 * @name Object3D#position
			 * @type {Vector3}
			 * @default (0,0,0)
			 */
			position: {
				configurable: true,
				enumerable: true,
				value: position
			},
			/**
			 * Represents the object's local rotation as Euler angles, in radians.
			 *
			 * @name Object3D#rotation
			 * @type {Euler}
			 * @default (0,0,0)
			 */
			rotation: {
				configurable: true,
				enumerable: true,
				value: rotation
			},
			/**
			 * Represents the object's local rotation as Quaternions.
			 *
			 * @name Object3D#quaternion
			 * @type {Quaternion}
			 */
			quaternion: {
				configurable: true,
				enumerable: true,
				value: quaternion
			},
			/**
			 * Represents the object's local scale.
			 *
			 * @name Object3D#scale
			 * @type {Vector3}
			 * @default (1,1,1)
			 */
			scale: {
				configurable: true,
				enumerable: true,
				value: scale
			},
			/**
			 * Represents the object's model-view matrix.
			 *
			 * @name Object3D#modelViewMatrix
			 * @type {Matrix4}
			 */
			modelViewMatrix: {
				value: new Matrix4()
			},
			/**
			 * Represents the object's normal matrix.
			 *
			 * @name Object3D#normalMatrix
			 * @type {Matrix3}
			 */
			normalMatrix: {
				value: new Matrix3()
			}
		} );

		/**
		 * Represents the object's transformation matrix in local space.
		 *
		 * @type {Matrix4}
		 */
		this.matrix = new Matrix4();

		/**
		 * Represents the object's transformation matrix in world space.
		 * If the 3D object has no parent, then it's identical to the local transformation matrix
		 *
		 * @type {Matrix4}
		 */
		this.matrixWorld = new Matrix4();

		/**
		 * When set to `true`, the engine automatically computes the local matrix from position,
		 * rotation and scale every frame. If set to `false`, the app is responsible for recomputing
		 * the local matrix by calling `updateMatrix()`.
		 *
		 * The default values for all 3D objects is defined by `Object3D.DEFAULT_MATRIX_AUTO_UPDATE`.
		 *
		 * @type {boolean}
		 * @default true
		 */
		this.matrixAutoUpdate = Object3D.DEFAULT_MATRIX_AUTO_UPDATE;

		/**
		 * When set to `true`, the engine automatically computes the world matrix from the current local
		 * matrix and the object's transformation hierarchy. If set to `false`, the app is responsible for
		 * recomputing the world matrix by directly updating the `matrixWorld` property.
		 *
		 * The default values for all 3D objects is defined by `Object3D.DEFAULT_MATRIX_WORLD_AUTO_UPDATE`.
		 *
		 * @type {boolean}
		 * @default true
		 */
		this.matrixWorldAutoUpdate = Object3D.DEFAULT_MATRIX_WORLD_AUTO_UPDATE; // checked by the renderer

		/**
		 * When set to `true`, it calculates the world matrix in that frame and resets this property
		 * to `false`.
		 *
		 * @type {boolean}
		 * @default false
		 */
		this.matrixWorldNeedsUpdate = false;

		/**
		 * The layer membership of the 3D object. The 3D object is only visible if it has
		 * at least one layer in common with the camera in use. This property can also be
		 * used to filter out unwanted objects in ray-intersection tests when using {@link Raycaster}.
		 *
		 * @type {Layers}
		 */
		this.layers = new Layers();

		/**
		 * When set to `true`, the 3D object gets rendered.
		 *
		 * @type {boolean}
		 * @default true
		 */
		this.visible = true;

		/**
		 * When set to `true`, the 3D object gets rendered into shadow maps.
		 *
		 * @type {boolean}
		 * @default false
		 */
		this.castShadow = false;

		/**
		 * When set to `true`, the 3D object is affected by shadows in the scene.
		 *
		 * @type {boolean}
		 * @default false