• Apple Motion

  3D Issues with Groups

  Posted by Thomas Frank on December 19, 2010 at 4:09 pm

  I am having a little issue with my Comp in Motion.
  Let try explain this… :o/
  When you have a comp in 2D, he Group on top will cover the one underneath (in the layers) right.
  But when I change the comp to 3D and move the Group in the Z space (-700 for example). the Group that is above the other but in a negative Z space still is covering other group.

  Did I miss something or is just Motion Buggy again?

  Mark Spencer replied 15 years, 8 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  Mark Spencer

  December 19, 2010 at 4:13 pm

  If your group is being rasterized (has a square around the 3D group icon) it will be composited in layer order, not z-depth. Things that can cause this are opacity changes, blend modes, and certain filters – usually the offending parameter has a blue dot next to it in the Inspector.

  —
  Mark Spencer
  Freelance Producer/Editor/Motion Graphics Artist
  Apple-certified Master Trainer
  Author, Motion 4 from Peachpit Press
  https://www.applemotion.net
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  Thomas Frank

  December 19, 2010 at 4:20 pm

  Ha thats what was the issue! How do I un-rasterize the group?

  Thanks!
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  Mark Spencer

  December 19, 2010 at 4:27 pm

  Remove whatever is causing the rasterization

  —
  Mark Spencer
  Freelance Producer/Editor/Motion Graphics Artist
  Apple-certified Master Trainer
  Author, Motion 4 from Peachpit Press
  https://www.applemotion.net

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