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HTML
<script src="//cdn.rawgit.com/mrdoob/three.js/master/build/three.min.js"></script>
JavaScript
var geoemtry = new THREE.BoxGeometry();
var material = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial();
var cube = new THREE.Mesh( geoemtry, material );
console.log( cube.matrix.elements ); // indentity matrix
cube.scale.set(2,2,2);
cube.translateX(4);
console.log( cube.matrix.elements ); // still indentity matrix
cube.updateMatrix(); // now we compute cube.matrix based on position, rotation
console.log( cube.matrix.elements );