Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 921)

Chapter 21 3D compositing 921
Important: The gray scene camera icon appears to the left the 3D View tools when a user-
created scene camera is active. A scene camera is used for rendering specific camera views. This
icon is a reminder (not a button or control) that when you use the 3D View tools, you are moving
the scene camera, which affects your project’s output.
Orbit
Pan Dolly
Scene camera
There are three 3D View tools:
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Pan: Drag in this box to move the camera along the X and Y axes relative to the current view.
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Orbit: Drag in this box to orbit the camera around the selected scene object. If nothing is
selected, the camera orbits around its focal plane. For more information on the camera focal
plane, see
Camera controls on page 929. Orbit can affect X, Y, and Z Position values, as well as X
and Y Rotation values.
Note: If you use the orbit control to change an orthogonal reference camera, an asterisk
appears next to the view’s name in the Camera menu, indicating that the view is no longer a
true orthogonal view.
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Dolly: Drag in this box to dolly the camera, moving it along the Z axis relative to the
current view.
Tip: Double-clicking a 3D View tool resets all parameters that can be affected by the tool.
As in the Inspector, holding down the Shift key while you drag in the 3D View tools makes
larger changes. Holding down the Option key makes smaller changes.
It is possible to use the Pan, Orbit, and Dolly tools with keyboard commands and a three-button
mouse:
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Pan: Drag in the Canvas while holding down the Option key and the right mouse button.
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Orbit: Drag in the Canvas while holding down the Command key and the right mouse button.
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Dolly: Drag in the Canvas while holding down the Command key, the Option key, and the right
mouse button.
3D Compass
Located in the lower-left corner of the Canvas, the 3D Compass acts as an orientation and
shortcut device. It has active and passive states, depending on whether the pointer is positioned
over it. In its passive state, it displays the orientation of the three world axes (X, Y, and Z). In its
active state, the compass presents color-coded shortcuts to activate the reference (orthogonal
and perspective) cameras.
3D Compass
in active state
3D Compass
in passive state
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