Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 855)

Chapter 20 Shapes, masks, and paint strokes 855
Yellow guides appear when the selected control point aligns with the edges or center of the
original shape, the edges or center of other objects, or the center of the Canvas.
Control point snapping to left boundary of shape Original shape
Shape parameters
Shape Inspector
The Shape Inspector appears when you select a shape in the Canvas, Layers list, or Timeline.
This Inspector contains the Style, Stroke, Advanced, and Geometry panes. These panes contain
parameters that set the fill and outline of shapes, the appearance and dynamic animation of
paint strokes, the geometry of control points, and other advanced shape attributes. Some of
these controls also appear in the Shape HUD.
Style pane
The Shape Inspector’s Style pane contains controls to modify the fill and outline of a shape,
including changing the brush type for an outline or paint stroke. The parameters are grouped
into two main categories of controls: Fill and Outline. The Style pane is available for all shapes
and paint strokes.
Shape Style pop-up menu
Use this pop-up menu to apply a preset shape style (from the Shape Styles category in the
Library) to the selected shape. In addition to the preset styles, any custom styles you have saved
to the Library also appear in this list.
Fill controls
Adjust this group of parameters to set custom color, opacity, and feathering attributes of shape
fills. An activation checkbox turns on or off the fill parameters for the selected shape. By default,
this checkbox is selected (highlighted blue) for new closed shapes.
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Fill Mode: A pop-up menu that sets how a shape is filled. There are two options:
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Color: Activates the Fill Color and Fill Opacity controls.
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Gradient: Activates the Gradient editor and Gradient preset pop-up menu.
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Fill Color: Color controls, available when Fill Mode is set to Color, that let you pick a color fill for
the shape. For more information on using color controls, see
Basic color controls on page 132.
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Fill Opacity: A slider, available when Fill Mode is set to Color, that adjusts the opacity of the fill
(independently of the outline, if the Outline parameter is enabled).
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Gradient preset pop-up menu (unlabeled): A pop-up menu, available when Fill Mode is set to
Gradient, that applies a preset gradient (from the Gradients category in the Library) to the
selected shape. In addition to the preset gradients, any custom gradients you have saved to
the Library also appear in this list.
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