Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 47)

Chapter 2 Introduction to the Motion interface 47
To the right of the timing display is the Show/Hide HUD button. For more information about the
HUD, see
HUD button on page 52.
The rest of the controls on the right side of the toolbar are used to add content and other
objects to your project. The first set are object controls, used to add cameras, lights, or generator
objects to a project. The group farthest to the right are effects controls to add filters, behaviors,
particles, or replicators to your project.
Note: After you select an object in the Canvas and select a tool, you can switch between tools
by pressing Tab. Tabbing cycles the tools from the Select/Transform tool (the default) to the 3D
Transform tool, to the remaining 2D transform tools (Anchor Point tool, Drop Shadow tool, and
so on). Press Shift-Tab to cycle through the tools in the reverse order.
Tools that have multiple modes or options are available in pop-up menus in the toolbar. For
instance, a shape tools pop-up menu contains the Rectangle, Circle, and Line tools. Pop-up tool
menus have a tiny downward arrow in the lower-right corner of the visible tool.
Arrow indicates
hidden tool states.
For more information about each tool and control in the toolbar, see the list in the Help table of
contents (the sidebar to the left of this window).
2D Transform tools
Choose a 2D transform tool from the pop-up menu at the far-left side of the toolbar to adjust
and manipulate objects in the Canvas. Click and hold the tool to select a different mode from the
pop-up menu. When you choose a 2D transform tool in the toolbar and then select an object in
the Canvas, onscreen controls appear. Manipulate the onscreen controls to move or transform an
object in the Canvas.
Icon Name Keyboard shortcut Description
Select/Transform tool
(arrow) S (Press Tab to cycle
through tools. An object
must be selected before
you can tab through the
tools.) Activates selection and
transform controls in the
Canvas for the selected
object. Scale objects
by dragging a corner
point; rotate objects
by dragging the center
point. This is the default
tool in the 2D transform
tools pop-up menu.
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