Apple Motion 2 Getting Started - Manual (Page 66)

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Note: Generally, you can change the stacking order of the Simulation behaviors with no
effect on the animation. Changing the stacking order of other behaviors, however, does
affect the result. These include many of the Parameter behaviors, such as Negate and
Average, and the Snap Alignment to Motion behavior (from the Basic Motion
subcategory).
Copying Behaviors From One Object to Another
Once you have applied behaviors to objects in your project, you can copy those
behaviors to other objects.
Note: Although the following commands are presented in the Project pane, they can
also be performed in the Timeline.
Behaviors can be cut, copied, and pasted like any other object in Motion. When you cut
or copy a behavior in the Project pane, you also copy all of the current parameter
settings for that behavior.
To cut or copy a behavior:
1 In the Layers tab of the Project pane, select the behavior.
2 Do one of the following:
• Choose Edit > Copy (or press Command+C) to leave the behavior applied to the
current object, so you can paste a copy to another object.
• Control-click the behavior, then choose Copy from the shortcut menu.
• Choose Edit > Cut (or press Command+X) to remove the behavior from its current
object.
• Control-click the behavior, then choose Cut from the shortcut menu.
To paste a behavior:
1 Select the object to which you want to paste the behavior.
2 Do one of the following:
• Choose Edit > Paste (or press Command+V).
• Control-click the behavior, then choose Paste from the shortcut menu.
The cut or copied behavior is applied to the selected object, with all its parameter
settings intact.
Moving Behaviors
You can also move a behavior from one object to another in the Project pane or
Timeline. You move behaviors between layers and objects in the same manner as other
objects in the Layers tab or Timeline.
To move a behavior:
m In the Layers tab or Timeline Layer list, drag the behavior from one object to another.
Note: If you drag a Parameter behavior from one object to another, it is applied to the
same parameter of the new object.
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