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721Motion User Guide
Shared Placement controls
These controls appear in the Options section of the Inspector when one or more material
layers are set to Shared placement. These controls are identical to the controls described
in the Independent Placement controls above. Adjusting these controls adjusts the
placement (position, scale, rotation, and so on) of all material layers set to Shared
placement.
Global Placement controls
These settings modify all images that are affected by placement controls, independent or
shared.
• Randomize: A pop-up menu to apply randomly generated variations of the pattern
placement on the different facets of the 3D text object. Choose an option from the
pop-up menu to limit the randomness to just the sides, just the front and back, or to all
facets.
• Random Seed: A control to choose a different random number to change the random
pattern placement. Click the button to the right of the seed value to have Motion select
a random number, or enter your own number directly into the text field.
Example: Customize a metal gradient in Motion
Each of metal materials in the Motion Library has a default reflection gradient governing
how colors reflect off the surface of metallic 3D text. You can customize the preset metal
materials to create unique effects. This example shows how to add colorful iridescence to
a default metal reflection gradient.