Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 640)

640 Chapter 9 Using the Replicator
Note: To transform the replicator pattern in the Canvas, you can also use transform
tools available in the Toolbar. Once a replicator is selected, you can also press Tab to
cycle through the tool modes. The last tool mode is the Adjust Item tool, which can be
used to change the size of the replicator shape. For more information on the onscreen
transform tools, see the table on page 28.
Position, Rotation, Shear, and Anchor Point
Since all elements are attached to the points of the replicator pattern, changing the
replicator’s position, rotation, shear, or anchor point in the Canvas changes every
element in the replicator. This results in the entire pattern being transformed at once.
Modifying the anchor point moves the point for the entire pattern—it does not change
the anchor point for the pattern elements.
Replicator object selected in
Layers tab Replicator object with Shear X value of 30 degrees
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