What's a good approach for grouped transforms?

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Dec 30 2015, 1:19 am
(See the best response by Lummox JR.)
Problem description:

As an example, if I had a chess board (an object and not the map) and I want to rotate the board and all the pieces (objects), could that be done in a simple way?

I know it can be done with Icon/Blend operations where you basically convert the entire playing field into a single image before rotating it. I'm hoping there is an easier way with recent changes.
Dec 30 2015, 7:17 am
Best response
BYOND 510 will feature a concept of atom and plane groups that will do this simply enough. You'd put all the objects on the same plane, and apply the transform you want to the plane master object.
Dec 30 2015, 12:45 pm
Damn that'll be pretty cool
Jan 1 2016, 3:37 pm
In response to Lummox JR
Lummox JR wrote:
BYOND 510 will feature a concept of atom and plane groups that will do this simply enough. You'd put all the objects on the same plane, and apply the transform you want to the plane master object.

How far off do you think we are from a 510 beta release?