Apple Shake 4 New Features - Manual (Page 99)

Chapter 3 Compositing With the MultiPlane Node 99
To attach a layer to three locator points:
1 If necessary, move the layer’s center point to a position at which you want the layer to
be attached to the locator point.
2 Shift-click three locator points in the Viewer.
3 Right-click one of the selected locator points, then choose a layer from the Attach
Plane to Point shortcut menu.
The layer is panned so that its center point is at the center of the triangle defined by
the three selected locator points. In addition, it is rotated to match the orientation of
the plane defined by the three points. The order in which you select the locator points
determines the orientation of the attached layer. If you select the same three points in
the reverse order, then choose Attach Plane to Point, the layer will be flipped.
Note: You can attach a layer to three locator points to orient its rotation, then attach a
layer to a single point afterwards to nudge its position in space, while maintaining the
current rotation.
Adjusting sceneScale
The sceneScale parameter, at the top of the Camera tab, lets you scale the relative
distribution of locator points making up a camera path or tracking data cloud within
the 3D workspace of the MultiPlane node. This lets you increase or decrease the space
between different planes within your composition, to make it easier to arrange layers.
If you adjust the sceneScale parameter in the Camera tab, layers that are attached to
locator points move along with the expanding or contracting point cloud:
• Lowering sceneScale contracts the distribution of locator points, bringing any layers
that are locked to locator points closer to the camera. The locator points themselves
appear to bunch up.