Apple Motion 3 User Manual
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Chapter 9
Using the Replicator
A preview appears in the Preview area.
Note: If the preview does not automatically start playing, click the Play button in the
Preview area. To automatically play items selected in the File Browser or Library, choose
Motion > Preferences (or press Command-comma), then enable “Play items
automatically on a single click” in the File Browser & Library section of the General
pane.
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Once you have selected the replicator preset you want to use, do one of the following:
 Click Apply in the Preview area to add the replicator to the center of the Canvas.
 Drag the replicator to the Canvas.
 Drag the replicator to the desired group in the Layers tab or Timeline.
 Drag the replicator to the track area of the Timeline. As you drag, a tooltip displays
the current frame number.
Note: When adding items to the Timeline, additional options are available for
compositing, inserting, or overwriting layers. For more information, see “
The replicator preset appears in the project, composited above any objects below it in
the Layers tab.
Once you have added a replicator preset from the Library, it acts exactly as it appeared
in the Preview area. If necessary, you can edit the replicator parameters in the HUD or
in the Replicator tab of the Inspector to suit your project. You can also replace the
preset source with one of your own images, clips, shapes, or text layers as the source
for the pattern cells.
Note: You can only modify a replicator after it’s been added to a project. Once
modified, you can save the replicator in the Library. For information on saving custom
replicators to the Library, see “
Saving Custom Replicators to the Library
To replace a replicator preset’s source image:
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In the File Browser or Library, select the file you want to use as the replacement graphic
for the replicator preset, then add it to the project.
2
In the Layers tab, drag the object over the replicator cell you want to replace.