3d scene icons – Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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3D compositing
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3D grid
The 3D grid shows the ground plane of the 3D world. The ground plane is, as the name states, a
plane attached to the ground of the scene, where Y equals 0. The ground plane represents the
dividing line between up and down, that is, between positive Y values and negative Y values. It is
centered on 0, 0, 0.
3D scene icons
3D scene icons are the onscreen representations of cameras, lights, and edge-on lines. An
edge-on line is drawn when an object’s edge faces the camera—which normally results in an
invisible object. Because you can select edge-on lines in the Canvas, you can manipulate objects
that would otherwise be invisible.
Note: No 3D scene icons appear in exported images or movie clips.
Camera
Edge-on line indicator
Camera’s
angle of view
Light
Tip: Double-click a camera scene icon to select it and change the current view to that camera.
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