• Apple Motion

  Draw a Line

  Posted by K-1 on July 7, 2006 at 12:25 pm

  How do I draw a line in Motion??? (Horizontal or Vertical)

  Mark Spencer replied 19 years, 10 months ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  Jim Kanter

  July 7, 2006 at 3:44 pm

  Use the Bezier Create tool and click two points then click on the Select tool to create a line.

  Jim Kanter,
  Digital Film Institute
  http://www.dfilminst.com
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  Winston Cely

  July 11, 2006 at 9:15 pm

  Ah, but how do you draw it straight? Holding shift doesn’t work.
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  Mark Spencer

  July 12, 2006 at 9:44 pm

  turn on the grid and snapping and snap the edit points to the grid.

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  Mark Spencer
  Freelance Editor/Producer
  Apple-certified instructor, FCP, DVDSP and Motion
  Author, Motion Visual Quickstart Guide from Peachpit Press
  https://www.applemotion.net

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