Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 911)

Chapter 21 3D compositing 911
When dragging, the active arrow turns yellow and the status bar above the Canvas displays the
current coordinates of the object as well as the distance the object has moved. Coordinates are
given in the form of X, Y, and Z.
Near the three colored arrows are three small circles.
Y-axis rotation handle
X-axis rotation handle
Z-axis rotation handle
These are rotation handles. Placing the pointer over a circle invokes a rotation ring for the axis.
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The red ring indicates rotation around the X axis.
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The green ring indicates rotation around the Y axis.
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The blue ring indicates rotation around the Z axis.
Rotate an object around a single axis using the onscreen controls
1 Select the object to rotate.
2 Move the pointer to the rotation handle (small circle) corresponding to an axis of rotation.
The rotation ring appears.
3 Drag the ring to rotate the object.
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