Apple Motion 3 - Manual (Page 628)

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In addition, when a 3D group is rasterized, the group as a whole can no longer
intersect with objects outside of the group. The rasterized 3D group is treated as a
single object and uses layer order, rather than depth order, to composite the project.
Note: When a group is rasterized, cameras and lights in the project still interact with
objects within the rasterized group.
Changes to the following parameters trigger the rasterization of a group:
2D Groups
 Making Blending changes (Opacity, Blend Mode, Preserve Opacity)
 Turning on Drop Shadow
 Turning on Four Corner
 Turning on Crop
 Applying any filter
 Adding a mask
 Adding a light
3D Groups
 Making blending changes
 Applying certain filters
 Adding a light to a 3D group with the Flatten parameter enabled (in the Group tab of
the Inspector)
Once an operation triggers the rasterization of a group, the following occurs:
 A rasterization indicator (resembling and LED) appears next to the parameter in the
Properties tab.
Rasterization indicator