Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 1076)

Creating and Editing Shapes
Use the Bezier and B-Spline shape tools to create any kind of line or shape you need.
Once you draw a shape, you can adjust the fill, outline, and feathering to suit your needs.
Note: You can only feather shapes that have the outline turned off.
To make a freehand shape using the Bezier or B-Spline tool
1 Select the Bezier or B-Spline tool (press B).
2 Click in the Canvas to create the necessary control points for the line you need.
For more information, see Shape and Mask Drawing Tools .
3 To finish drawing the line, do one of the following:
• Double-click to create the last point.
• Press Return to finish the line at the last point you drew.
The mask is left open.
By default, the Outline checkbox is selected for open shapes.
To edit a shape’s outline
1 Select a shape, then open the Shape tab in the Inspector.
2 To manipulate the shape’s outline, do any of the following in the Style pane of the Shape
tab:
• To turn a shape’s outline on or off, click the Outline checkbox.
• To change the color of the outline, use the Brush Color parameter in the Outline controls.
• To change the width of the outline, drag the Width slider.
Note: You can also use the Shape HUD to turn the outline on and off, and to change
its color, roundness, and width.
• To change how the outline’s sharp corners are drawn, choose an option from the Joint
pop-up menu.
• To change the shape of an outline’s start and end caps, choose an option from the
Start Cap or End Cap pop-up menu.
• To change whether the outline appears over or under a shape’s fill, choose a command
from the Order pop-up menu.
• To change the roundness of the outline, adjust the Roundness slider.
• To change the outline from the default solid to an editable paint stroke, set Brush Type
to Airbrush or Image. For more information, see Style Pane Controls in the Inspector .
To create filled or empty shapes
1 Click the Bezier or B-Spline shape tool (press B).
2 Create the necessary control points for the shape you need.
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