Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 235)

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If you move an object’s anchor point, however, it no longer rotates around its own
center, but instead rotates around the new anchor point.
This not only affects the rotation of an object, but any moving and scaling operations
performed upon that object as well. Changes made to an object’s anchor point are
stored in the Anchor Point parameter of the Properties tab in the Inspector.
To change the anchor point of an object in the Canvas:
1 Click the Select/Transform tool, then choose the Adjust Anchor Point tool from the
pop-up menu.
The object’s anchor point appears as a round target surrounded by four arrows.
2 Drag the anchor point to a new position.
As you drag the anchor point, a line stretches from the default position of the anchor
point to its new position. Additionally, an info box appears and shows you the anchor
point’s new coordinates on top, and the delta (amount of change) between the anchor
point’s new and old positions.
Note: If the anchor point is close to the center or edges of the object, it snaps to that
location.
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