Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 675)

2 Select the object, then do one of the following:
• In the Toolbar, click the Replicate icon.
• Choose Object > Replicate.
• Press L.
Once a layer is replicated, the following occurs:
• The replicator layer (labeled “Replicator”) appears in the Layers tab and is selected.
• A duplicate of the original layer (the star shape) becomes the replicator cell.
• The original source layer (the star shape) is disabled.
Note: Changes made to the original source layer, such as opacity or shearing, are
respected in the pattern after the replicator is created.
• In the Canvas, the replicator bounding box appears, which can be transformed using
the onscreen controls.
• In the Canvas, the default rectangle pattern appears, centered in the same location as
the source object. The pattern’s elements (the multiple stars) are created from the
replicator cell.
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