Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 304)

• Press Option while dragging any scale handle to resize an object around its anchor
point, rather than unilaterally.
Resizing while pressing the Option key Resizing without pressing the Option key
As you drag the scale handles, an info window appears and shows you the new width
and height percentages and the amount by which the object is changing. This amount
is represented by a delta symbol.
Note: Scaling the width or height of an object by a negative value reverses the image,
flipping its direction.
Rotating
The Select/Transform tool also activates a handle that allows you to rotate the image
around its anchor point. For animation purposes, Motion keeps track of the number of
times you’ve rotated the object and stores this value in that object’s Rotation parameter
in the Properties tab of the Inspector.
To rotate an object in the Canvas
1 Click to select the object in the Canvas.
Note: The Select/Transform mode is the default mode when Motion opens. If it is currently
not selected in the Toolbar, click the 2D transform tool button in the Toolbar and choose
the Select/Transform tool from the pop-up menu.
2 Do one of the following:
• Drag the rotation handle to rotate the object.
• Press Shift while you drag the rotation handle to constrain the angle of the selected
object to 45-degree increments.
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