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1081Motion User Guide
Reposition a 3D object’s anchor point in Motion
When you add a 3D object to a Motion project, its anchor point may be located at the
object’s center, bottom, or other position. Because the anchor point is the spot around
which a layer rotates or scales, you may want to reposition the anchor point. Selecting the
Anchor Point tool in the toolbar activates canvas controls to adjust the point.
Adjust the anchor point of a 3D object in the canvas
1. In Motion, select a 3D object in the Layers list or canvas.
A bounding box appears around the selected layer in the canvas.
2. In the canvas toolbar, click and hold the transform tools pop-up menu, then choose
Anchor Point.
In the canvas, the selected layer’s anchor point appears as a round target surrounded
with three color arrows representing the X, Y, and Z coordinate axes. If the anchor point
is not centered, a line stretches from the center of the object to the current position of
the anchor point.