Global transform commands, Select/transform tool, Crop tool – Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual

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Chapter 28

Keyboard shortcuts

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Global transform commands

Action

Shortcut

Activate the current transform mode

S

Choose the Select/Transform tool

Shift-S

Cycle through the transform modes (press repeatedly
until the transform mode you want is selected)

Tab

Constrain the movement of an object to the
guidelines

Shift-drag the pointer

Override snapping while moving an object

Command-drag the object

Duplicate a selected object

Option-drag the object

Select/Transform tool

Action

Shortcut

Scale an object proportionally

Shift-drag the object handle

Scale an object from its center

Option-drag the object handle

Scale an object proportionally from its center

Option-Shift-drag the object handle

Snap the rotation of an object to 45-degree
increments

Shift-drag the object rotation handle

Activate 3D transform tool

Q

Crop tool

Action

Shortcut

Crop an object proportionally

Shift-drag the object handle

Crop an object from its center

Option-drag the object handle

Crop an object proportionally from its center

Option-Shift-drag the object handle

Pan a cropped object within the bounding box

Command-drag over the object

Move the bounding box around a cropped object

Option-Command-drag over the object

Edit Points tool

Action

Shortcut

Add a point to a path

Double-click the path

Add a point to a path

Option-click the path

Convert a point to linear

Command-click the point

Create a tangent on a control point

Command-drag the point

Scale a tangent proportionally

Command-drag the tangent handle

Adjust a B-Spline point bias

Command-drag a B-Spline point

Switch a B-Spline point bias

Command-click a B-Spline point

Break or relink a tangent handle

Option-drag a tangent handle

Constrain a tangent to 45 degrees and original value

Shift-drag a tangent handle

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