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Turning layers and objects on or off, Locking and unlocking layers and objects – Apple Motion 2 Getting Started User Manual

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As shown in the following image, a new layer is created from the repositioned object.

Turning Layers and Objects On or Off

You can turn layers and objects on or off in the Layers tab. An object that is turned off
is invisible to the composite. Objects that are turned off are not rendered in your final
project.

To turn an object on or off:

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In the Layers tab, click the activation checkbox.

A checkmark in the box indicates an active object.

Note: You can also enable and disable masks, filters, and behaviors by toggling their
activation checkboxes. If a layer has some objects turned on, and some turned off, the
checkbox shows a dash instead of a checkmark.

Locking and Unlocking Layers and Objects

To prevent an object or layer from being further modified, you can enable its lock
control in the Layers tab.

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