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Create shape from center (center point or anchor point is where I start dragging my cursor)
Just like in Gimp, a photo editing software, you have the option to create a shape from center, which means at where I start dragging my cursor to draw that shape, that will be the center point / anchor point of my shape. I am used to that, that’s my nature. I loathe to create a shape, or can be mask too from its corner. I prefer drawing from center. So is there a preference setting for this? Thanks guy!
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On the PC you would hold down “shift+cntl” when creating your shape and will scale from the center. That will not put the anchor point in the center though. You can use the Pan Behind/Re-position Anchor Point Tool(Y) to do that though and if you hold down “cntl” you can get the anchor point to snap to the center of your shape.
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This information is in the After EffectsHelp section on drawing shapes:
https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/creating-shapes-masks.html#create_a_shape_or_mask_by_dragging_with_shape_tools———————————————————————————————————
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On a mac you hold down the Command key which is sometimes called the Apple or Flower key.
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