Position, rotation, shear, and anchor point – Apple Motion 4 User Manual
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Important:
Some operations that can be performed in the Properties tab, such as turning
on Crop or Drop Shadow, as well the application of certain filters or a mask, cause a group
to be rasterized. When a group is rasterized, it is converted into a bitmap image. Because
all replicators live in groups, this affects how replicators interact with other objects within
your project. For more information, see
The following sections cover replicator properties that can be adjusted in the Properties
tab of the Inspector:
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Position, Rotation, Shear, and Anchor Point
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Position, Rotation, Shear, and Anchor Point
Because all elements are attached to the points of the replicator pattern, changing the
replicator’s position, rotation, shear, or anchor point attributes using the controls in the
Properties tab changes every element in the replicator. This results in the entire pattern
being transformed at once. Modifying the anchor point moves the point for the entire
pattern—it does not change the anchor point for the individual elements.
Replicator selected in Layers tab
Replicator with Shear X value of 30 degrees
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Chapter 12
Using the Replicator