Moving a 3D layer in the Composition windowTo move a 3D layer in the Composition window, drag either the axes or the layer itself. Once you have designated a layer as 3D and have selected the layer, three arrows, called the axes, appear on the layer in the Composition window. Each arrow on the axes controls a corresponding axis and is color-coded. The red arrow represents the X axis, the green arrow represents the Y axis, and the blue arrow represents the Z axis. When you position the selection or rotation tool over an arrow on the axes, an X, Y, or Z appears next to the pointer, identifying the axis. 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 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. For more information on lights, seeUsing lights. 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. To adjust the position or rotation of a 3D layer in the Composition window:
To move the anchor point in 3D space using the axes:
Note: This procedure also adjusts the layer position relative to the composition so that the layer remains in the same place in the composition that it occupied before you moved the anchor point. To move the layer relative only to the anchor point, either move the anchor point in the layer window or change the anchor position value in the Timeline window. To move a layer faster when adjusting position, or to rotate the layer in 45- degree increments: Hold down Shift while dragging an axis. To show a wireframe representation of the layer movement: In the Timeline window, click the Wireframe Interactions button ( |