Moving control points to adjust a shape – Apple Motion 4 User Manual

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Note: When your pointer is positioned over a control point, a Tool Info window appears
identifying the control point name. When dragging a control point, the Tool Info window
displays the point’s name and coordinates. You can choose whether or not to display this
info by choosing View > Show Tool Info or pressing Option-T.

To select every control point on a shape

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Choose Edit > Select All (or press Command-A).

To deselect one or more selected control points
Do one of the following:

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Shift-click one or more selected points.

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Shift-drag a selection box over one or more selected points.

To deselect every control point on a shape
Do one of the following:

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Click the Canvas anywhere outside the selected shape.

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Choose Edit > Deselect All (or press Command-Shift-A).

To select a specific control point (based on the order the shape is drawn)

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Enable Show Tool Info and position the pointer over any control point to display its control
point number.

Note: All shape control points are also listed by number in the Geometry tab of the Shape
Inspector.

Moving Control Points to Adjust a Shape

Because the control points define the shape, simply move control points to change the
shape.

To move one or more control points

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Select one or more points, then drag them to a new position.

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Using Shapes, Masks, and Paint Strokes

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