Motion 5 - Shape Tools

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Shape Tools

Choose a shape tool from the pop-up menu to create rectangles, circles, and lines.

Description

Keyboard
shortcut

Name

Icon

Creates a rectangle shape (by dragging in the
Canvas). Pressing Shift while you drag constrains
the layer to a square.

R

Rectangle tool

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The Motion Interface

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Description

Keyboard
shortcut

Name

Icon

Creates a circle shape (click and drag in the
Canvas). Pressing Shift while you drag constrains
the shape to a circle.

C

Circle tool

Creates a new line shape (by dragging in the
Canvas). Pressing the Shift key while you drag
constrains the line to specific angles.

None

Line tool