Motion 5 - Arrangement Commands in the Object Menu

background image

Arrangement Commands in the Object Menu

As an alternative to rearranging layer order in the Layers list, you can change layer order
using commands in the Object menu. The Object menu commands are useful when you
want to move a layer to the front of your composition while you’re working in the Canvas.

257

Chapter 7

Basic Compositing

background image

The arrangement commands can be used with layers, objects, groups, or groups nested
in another group. Reordering a group reorders all objects nested in that group.

Note: You cannot use the Object menu reorder commands to move image layers out of
the group they’re nested in.

There are four arrangement commands in the Object menu:

Bring to Front: Places the selected layer in front of all other layers in the same group

by moving the layer to the top of the nested group in the Layers list and Canvas.

Before

After Bring to Front command

Send to Back: Places the selected layer behind all other layers in the same group by

moving the layer to the bottom of the nested group in the Layers list and Canvas.

Before

After Send to Back command

Bring Forward: Moves the selected layer up one level in the hierarchy of layers nested

in the same group in the Layers list and Canvas, moving it closer to the front in the
Canvas.

Send Backward: Moves the selected layer down one level in the hierarchy of layers

nested in that group in the Layers list and Canvas, moving it closer to the back in the
Canvas.

258

Chapter 7

Basic Compositing