Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 679)

The elements in the pattern are stacked according to the order they appear in the Layers
tab and Timeline layers list. To change the stacking order of the layers, move the lower
cell above the upper cell.
Elliptical shape moved
below white circle in
Layers tab
Once the cells are reordered in the Layers tab, the red ellipse element appears in front
of the white circle element in the pattern.
To individually control the opacity of the elements in a replicator with more than one
source
Do one of the following:
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Select the cell in the Layers tab, then adjust the Opacity Gradient control in the Replicator
Cell tab (or change Color Mode to Colorize and adjust the Opacity parameter in the Color
controls).
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Select the original source layer—not the replicator cell itself—and change its opacity in
its HUD or Properties tab of the Inspector.
Removing a Source Layer from a Replicator
In the Layers tab or Timeline layers list, you can remove a cell from a replicator that
contains multiple cells.
679 Chapter 12 Using the Replicator