ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 7.0
User Guide
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In the Timeline panel, select the layer whose axes you want to show or hide.
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Choose View > Show Layer Controls or View > Hide Layer Controls.
Note:
Hiding the axes also hides such layer controls as the camera and light wireframe icons, layer handles, and the point
of interest.
To adjust a 3D layer
1
Select the 3D layer you want to move.
2
In the Tools panel, do one of the following:
•
To adjust position, click the Selection tool
.
•
To adjust orientation or rotation, click the Rotation tool
, and choose either Orientation or Rotation from the
Set menu.
3
In the Composition panel, do one of the following:
•
Using the Selection or Rotation tool, drag an axis or drag anywhere on the layer. You can drag the pointer outside
the Composition panel.
•
Using the Rotation tool, drag a layer handle. If you drag a corner handle, the layer rotates along the z axis; if you
drag a left or right center handle, the layer rotates along the y axis; if you drag a top or bottom center handle, the
layer rotates along the x axis.
Note:
To specify what values the Rotation tool affects, select the Rotation tool in the Tools panel, and choose either
Rotation or Orientation from the Set menu.
To quickly move a layer axis, or to rotate a layer in constrained, 45-degree increments, hold down Shift while
dragging.
To move the anchor point in 3D using the axes
1
Select a 3D layer.
2
In the Tools panel, click the Pan Behind tool
.
3
In the Composition panel, position the pointer over the center of the axes, and drag.
Note:
This procedure also adjusts the layer position relative to the composition so that the layer remains where it was
before you moved the anchor point. To move the layer relative only to the anchor point, hold down Alt (Windows) or
Option (Mac OS) while dragging the x, y, or z axis in the Composition panel.
Working with 3D views
About 3D views
You can view your 3D layers from several angles, using orthogonal views or custom views that employ perspective.
The orthogonal views (Front, Back, Left, Top, Right, and Bottom) show a layer’s position in the composition but do
not show perspective.
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