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When you drag one of the arrows with a selection or rotation tool, you adjust the layer's
location in space. If you are adjusting the position of a layer, the layer travels along the
corresponding axis. If you are adjusting the rotation of a layer, the layer pivots around the
corresponding axis at the layer anchor point. You can adjust the layer's anchor point by
dragging it with the pan behind tool (see "Setting and animating an anchor point" on
page 111 for information on using the pan behind tool to adjust an anchor point). The Info
palette updates to show the coordinate of the layer you are adjusting.
A. Y axis B. X axis C. Z axis
The axes also appear on camera and light layers and perform the same functions for those
layers. For more information on the camera and its axes, see "Using cameras" on page 235.
For more information on lights, see"Using lights" on page 239.
You can also move 3D layers by dragging the layer in the Composition window. Dragging
within a layer using the selection tool moves the layer within the camera's plane of view.
Dragging a layer handle using the rotation tool constrains the rotation to a particular axis.
Note: The axis along which you can drag a layer depends on the composition 3D view. For
information on 3D views, see "Understanding 3D views" on page 234.
To adjust the position or rotation of a 3D layer in the Composition window:
1 Select the 3D layer you want to move.
2 In the toolbox, do one of the following:
To adjust the position of a layer, click the selection tool ( ).
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To rotate a layer, click the rotation tool ( ) or ( ). (The latter icon indicates that you are
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adjusting a different Rotation property value. See "Understanding 3D rotation" on
page 232 for more information.)
3 In the Composition window, do one of the following:
Using the selection or rotation tool, position the pointer over any one of the axis arrows
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(until the name of the axis appears next to the pointer) and drag the axis. You can drag
the pointer inside or outside the Composition window.
Using the selection or rotation tool, drag anywhere on a layer.
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Using the rotation tool, drag a layer handle. If you drag a layer corner point, the layer
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rotates along the Z axis; if you drag a left or right layer handle, the layer rotates along
the Y axis; if you drag a top or bottom layer handle, the layer rotates along the X axis.
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