Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 828)

828 Chapter 12 Using Shapes and Masks
To show a shape’s control points for point-by-point editing:
1 Click the Select/Transform tool, then choose the Adjust Control Points tool from the
pop-up menu.
2 Click a shape to show its control points.
Note: If Handles are turned off in the View > Overlays submenu, you cannot see a
shape’s Bezier or B-Spline control points when editing. When editing shapes, make sure
that Handles are turned on.
Once you display a shape’s control points, you need to select one or more control
points to edit them.
Selecting and Deselecting Control Points on a Shape
The methods you can use to select and deselect points are similar to those available for
selecting and deselecting shapes in the Canvas.
To select one or more control points:
1 Select the Adjust Control Points tool, then click an object to show its control points.
2 Do one of the following:
• Click any control point.
• Drag a selection box over one or more points.
• Shift-click unselected control points to add them to the selection.
• Shift-drag a selection box around unselected control points to add them to the
selection.
To select every control point on a shape:
1 Select the Adjust Control Points tool, then click an object to display its control points.
2 Choose Edit > Select All (or press Command+A).
To deselect one or more selected control points, do one of the following:
m Shift-click one or more selected points.
m Shift-drag a selection box over one or more selected points.
To deselect every control point on a shape, do one of the following:
m Click the Canvas anywhere outside the selected shape.
m Choose Edit > Deselect All (or press Shift+Command+A).
Moving Control Points to Adjust a Shape
Since the control points define the shape, simply move control points to change the
shape.
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