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110Motion User Guide
Solo a layer or group
You can “solo” a layer or group to hide all other layers and groups in the project. This
technique can be useful to isolate a single layer or group in the canvas to animate or
manipulate it without interfering with other objects in your composition.
1. In the Layers list in Motion, select layers or groups to solo.
2. Choose Object > Solo (or press Control-S).
Note: You can also Control-click an object in the Layers list, then choose Solo from the
shortcut menu.
All other layers or groups are deactivated, and only the soloed object is visible in the
canvas. When the selected item is soloed, the solo menu item displays a checkmark.
Lock an object
Locked objects cannot be modified or moved, and their parameters cannot be altered or
animated. However, animation and behaviors previously applied to a layer or group still play.
Locking a group also locks all layers and groups nested in it.
Note:
You cannot lock objects that contain published parameters (for use in Final Cut Pro).
Such objects display a dimmed lock control. For more information about publishing
parameters, see Adding controls to templates in Motion.
In Motion, do one of the following:
• Click the lock icon to the right of the object in the Layers list.
• In the Layers list, select a layer, group, or effects object, then choose Object > Lock (or
press Control-L).
In the canvas, the bounding box of a disabled layer (or a disabled group of layers) turns
white to indicate the item is locked.