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Apple Motion 2 Tutorials User Manual

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Tutorial 2

Basic Motion Behaviors

When the mouse button is released, a thin red line appears that extends from the
anchor point of the object. This line is called the behavior motion path, and displays
the projected path for the object. The motion path is very useful, because it helps you
see what kind of movement a behavior creates for the object to which it is applied.

A behavior motion path is not the same as an animation path created with keyframes,
and cannot be modified onscreen. Behavior motion paths are modified when you
adjust the parameters of the behavior, or when you apply other behaviors to the
behavior.

Note: You can enable and disable the animation path display in the View pop-up
menu.

6

Press Shift to constrain the arrow control to 45-degree increments, and position the
arrow so that it points to the left.

To apply a Throw behavior to the remaining shapes:

1

In the Layers tab, click between the thumbnail and the shape icon/name of upper blue
box
, and drag downward to the lower blue box.

The three shapes are selected.