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Note: Different parameters are available in the Properties tab depending on the type of
object that is selected. For example, when a 3D group is selected, the Lighting parameter
appears in the tab and the Crop, Drop Shadow, and Four Corner parameters do not.
Behaviors
When behaviors are applied to an object, the parameters associated with the behaviors
appear in the Behaviors tab when that object is selected.
Filters
Whenever a filter is applied to a layer (or mask), the parameters associated with that filter
appear in the Filters tab.
Object
The appearance of the Object tab is context-sensitive—the name of the tab and the
controls therein are based on the type of the currently selected object. The different types
of Object tabs are described below:
• Object: Appears when there is no currently selected object. There are no parameters
in the Object tab of the Inspector.
• Image: Appears when an image, image sequence, or movie is selected. This tab contains
the Drop Zone checkbox, the state of which determines whether the image selected
is a drop zone target. The Fit parameter determines how a dropped layer is sized within
the drop zone, and the Clear button removes the reference layer from the drop zone.
For more information, see Drop Zones.
• Group: Appears when a group is the selected object. The tab contains the Type
parameter, which allows you to convert a group from 2D to 3D, and vice versa. A 2D
group has different available parameters than a 3D group.
When set to 3D, the Flatten and Layer Order parameters become available. When the
Flatten checkbox is selected, all of the elements in the 3D group are flattened like a
card or billboard. When the Layer Order checkbox is selected, the project elements are
sorted by their order in the Layers tab rather than their order in Z space. For more
information, see Layer Order and Depth Order.
When set to 2D, the Fixed Resolution parameters become available, which allow you
to manually define the size of a group. By default, Fixed Resolution is disabled and the
size of the group is determined by the layers within that group. For more information,
see Fixing the Size of a Group.
Note: When selected, Fixed Resolution crops the group to the size specified in the
Fixed Width and Fixed Height parameters around the anchor point of the group.
• Camera: Appears when a camera is selected and contains controls specific to a scene
camera, including the type of camera, its angle of view, and depth of field parameters.
For more information on working with cameras, see Cameras.
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