Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 210)

Chapter 7 Basic compositing 210
All selected layers are transformed. Each transform occurs around each layer’s own anchor point,
so the effect is the same as if you applied the transform to each layer’s handles, one at a time.
After scaling Before
Transform a group
If you select an entire group, all layers and groups nested in it are treated as a single layer.
m Select a group in the Layers list or Timeline, then drag a transform handle in the Canvas.
One set of transform handles appears on a bounding box that encompasses every layer in that
group. All layer transforms occur around a single anchor point belonging to the group.
Before After scaling
If you select a layer and its parent group (but not the other layers in the group), the following
occurs:
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The scale handles of the parent group remain available, and the scale handles of the individual
layers within the group are dimmed. Dragging the group’s scale handles scales the group, not
its nested objects.
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The rotation handles of the individual layers remain available. Dragging an object’s rotation
handle rotates that object independently of the other objects in the group.
2D transform tools
Before you transform a layer in the Canvas, make sure the pointer is set to the correct tool.
These tools are selected from the toolbar. Selecting a 2D transform tool in the toolbar activates
a corresponding onscreen control in the Canvas; you modify layers by manipulating the active
onscreen control. For a list of available tools, see
2D Transform tools on page 47.
Note: Some of the tools are activated automatically when specific layers are selected. For
example, the Edit Points tool is selected after you create a shape or mask layer, so you can
immediately adjust the Bezier or B-Spline control points.
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