Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 234)

234 Chapter 3 Basic Compositing
As you drag the rotation handle, the original angle of the object is indicated by a small
circle that appears on a larger circle surrounding the object’s anchor point. Additionally,
an info box appears showing you the new angle of rotation, and the delta of change
between the object’s former angle and the angle you’ve dragged it to.
Changing an Object’s Anchor Point
You can move any object’s anchor point, changing the way in which different
geometric transforms are performed. Objects rotate around the anchor point, but the
anchor point also affects shearing and resizing operations.
For example, the default anchor point for any object is the center of the bounding box
that defines its edges. If you rotate an object, it rotates around this central anchor
point.
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