Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 296)

Chapter 9 Behaviors 296
When you select a behavior in the Library stack, a short description and preview of the behavior
appear in the preview area.
Note: To help you understand how each behavior works, the animated behavior previews
provide hints in the form of animation paths and color coding. Although most previews are self-
explanatory, the Parameter previews show before/after examples of the behavior’s effect on an
animated object, with the gear graphic turning red to show the object after the behavior takes
effect. For Simulation behaviors, the red gear graphic identifies the object in a group with the
applied selected behavior.
Where applied behaviors appear
When you apply a behavior to an object, it appears nested underneath that object in the Layers
list and in the Timeline.
Behavior icon
Nested behavior as it
appears in the Layers list
A behavior icon (a gear) also appears to the right of the object name in the Layers list and
Timeline. Clicking this icon enables and disables all behaviors applied to that object. The actual
parameters that let you adjust the attributes of a behavior appear in the Behaviors Inspector.
New behaviors you apply to an object appear above behaviors applied previously.
Behaviors can be hidden from view in the Layers list using the Show/Hide Behaviors button in
the lower-right corner of the Layers list. For more information, see
Customize the Layers list on
page 73.
When any behavior is applied to an object in your project, a behavior icon (a gear) appears in the
row of the affected parameter in the Properties, Behaviors, or Filters Inspector. This icon shows
you that a behavior is influencing that parameter.
Animation paths
When some behaviors are applied to an object, an animation path appears in the Canvas
displaying the projected path of the object over time. Consider this path a “preview” of the
animation created by the behavior. Unlike animation paths created using keyframes or the path
created by the Motion Path behavior, animation paths for behaviors cannot be edited. To show or
hide all types of paths, use the View pop-up menu above the Canvas.
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