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  • Motion 5 : Set Anchor Point default?

    Posted by Heather l. Truelove on April 26, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    Good morning,

    Is it possible to set the anchor point to default always to dead center on any object?

    I’m finding that, when I apply a behavior, the anchor point is distant from the object I’ve applied it to.

    Thank you,
    h.
    (Beginner)

    Heather l. Truelove replied 13 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Mark Spencer

    April 26, 2013 at 5:04 pm

    Except for text objects, the anchor point of a layer is already at the center by default.


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

  • Heather l. Truelove

    April 27, 2013 at 12:47 pm

    Thanks Mark. I am working predominantly with text objects–is there a way to set a default for those? The only option I have figured out is in the inspector manually dragging the values until the anchor point seems to line up visually. I tried selecting the anchor point tool and dragging but that doesn’t seem to work either.

  • Mark Spencer

    April 27, 2013 at 2:43 pm

    Why can’t you use the Anchor Point tool in the Canvas? Works for me – it even shows you exactly where to drag:

    No way to set the default.


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

  • Heather l. Truelove

    April 27, 2013 at 5:15 pm

    Yeah, see, I’m not getting what you show. For me, the positioning arrows are some distance from the text box. Hence my query. (Motion is on my work computer, else I’d share a sceen capture of what I’m seeing. I can do so on Monday.)

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