Recursive shapes

I need to build numbers using Dash Blocks, see
www.itonlytakes1.org, and I am not sure how ActionScript 3.0 stores
Sprites. If a filled rectangle is the "units shape", then the base
number system 9 will have 9 of these per unit in the 10 place with
in an oddly shaped nine container. The number 4753 base 9 would
have over three thousand of these little rectangles in the 1000
place alone. Recursion makes incredible sense to build the
self-similar figures but I do not want to overwhelm the Flash
Player on slower machines manipulating tens of thousand graphic
elements. Any data on this topic would be greatly appreciated. I
did not find any searching for "recursive shapes" or "recursive
sprites".

I am developing a new foundation for math that enables
students to recognize integers using color and shapes: Dash Blocks.
The fundamental unit is a 1 x 4 rectangle. Placing ten of these
units together in a rectangular container in two columns of five
rows with a spacing of two between units equates to a 8 x 16
'container' rectangle. During initial training a student is exposed
to only one container of 0 to 9 units. However, the shape was used
because these containers, when full (i.e. 10 units within) can be
placed together in the same 2 x 5 pattern in a 64 x 256 container
(100's place). Repeating this pattern once more yields 1000's place
in a 512 x 2048 container. At this point, most displays can not
contain all four sizes BUT using (and demonstrating) scaling, akin
to looking down a street at taller and taller buildings, I can
scale these sizes to fit on the screen. This enables eventually
using them for Simple Math. In my classroom I have students that
can add 30 digit integers faster than a calculator using this
method. My desire is to get it onto the web. Please visit
www.itonlytakes1.org to see Base Ten containers. I believe if you
peruse the site by clicking on the Read More in the bottom right
corner, you'll understand more.
I am attaching my current code so: 1) you can more clearly
see where I am code wise, and 2) that you'll see my struggles with
learning ActionScript 3.0, CS3 Master Suite, and O.O.P. all at the
same time.

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