Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 1195)

Rotation values are also relative to an object’s parent.
Group with Z Rotation set to 45 degrees Image with Z Rotation set to 90 degrees inside
group with Z Rotation set to 45 degrees
Important: World and view transforms are limited to the HUD and onscreen controls; all
transforms made in the Inspector are relative to an object’s parent’s space.
Layer Order and Depth Order
When compositing in 2D, the Layers tab shows the layer order, which determines which
objects appear on top of other objects. Objects that are higher up in the Layers tab appear
on top of objects lower than them in the Layers tab.
Important: The children of 2D groups are always composited in layer order.
Group A on top in Layers tab Result of 2D composite in Canvas
1195 Chapter 18 3D Compositing