Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 846)

Chapter 20 Shapes, masks, and paint strokes 846
m Choose the Edit Points tool from the 2D tools pop-up menu in the toolbar, then select a shape in
the Canvas, Layers list, or Timeline.
m Double-click a shape in the Canvas.
m Control-click a shape in the Canvas, then choose Edit Points from the shortcut menu.
Note: Overlays must be enabled in the View pull-down menu (or the View pop-up menu) to
see the control points and spline of a shape. In addition, if Handles are turned off in the View
> Overlays submenu (or the View pop-up menu), you cannot see a shape’s Bezier or B-Spline
control points when editing. When editing shapes, make sure that Handles are enabled (in the
View pull-down menu or View pop-up menu).
After you display a shape’s control points, select control points to edit them. While editing the
control points of a shape, you can select another shape and remain in control point-adjustment
mode. This allows for quick modification of multiple shapes’ control points.
Select and deselect control points
The following tasks describe how to select and deselect control points in the Canvas. For all these
procedures, use the Edit Points tool (in the 2D tools pop-up menu).
Select control points
Do one of the following:
m Click any control point.
m Drag a selection box over multiple control points.
m Shift-click unselected control points to add them to the selection.
m Shift-drag a selection box around unselected control points to add them to the selection.
Note: In Edit Points mode, when you place the pointer over a control point, an info window
appears identifying the control point name. When dragging a control point, the info window
displays the point’s name and coordinates. You can choose not to display this info by opening
the General pane of the Motion Preferences window and deselecting Show Tooltips.
Select every control point on a shape
m With the shape selected in the Canvas, choose Edit > Select All (or press Command-A).
Deselect control points
Do one of the following:
m Shift-click selected points.
m Shift-drag a selection box over selected points.
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