Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 106)

106 Chapter 1 Getting To Know Motion
Choosing Control Sets
The Dashboard can show a variety of controls, even for a single object. For example, if
you had a shape with an applied blur filter and a Throw behavior, the Dashboard could
conceivably show either the shape controls, the blur controls, or the Throw controls. In
fact, it shows all three. You can choose between which set of controls to view in the
Dashboard using the pop-up menu in the title bar. Also, pressing D cycles through all
control sets for the selected object.
When an object with multiple effects is selected, the Dashboard title bar displays a
downward-facing arrow to the right of the name. Clicking the arrow displays a pop-up
menu that lists all of the possible Dashboards that can be displayed for the selected
object.
To switch between Dashboards on a selected item, do one of the following:
m Click the downward arrow in the Dashboard title bar, then choose the Dashboard you
want to view from the pop-up menu.
m Press D to cycle through all Dashboards for the selected object.
Most of the time, the Dashboard displays a subset of the parameters visible in the
Inspector for the selected object. If you are working in the Dashboard, you can quickly
jump to the corresponding Inspector to access the remainder of the controls for that
object.
The arrow indicates multiple control
sets for selected object.
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