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Using Wireframe Interactions


    Clicking the Wireframe Interactions button disables After Effects' real-time update in the Composition window of layers being transformed. Instead, the layers are replaced with wireframe representations of the layer. The layer is updated in the Composition window only after you stop moving it. You can choose when Wireframe Interactions is enabled or disabled.

To enable or disable Wireframe Interactions mode:

    Do one of the following:

    • Click the Wireframe Interactions button (the Wireframe Interactions button) in the Timeline Window.
    • Choose Edit > Preferences > Previews and select an option from the either Use Wireframe Interactions While Alt Key (Windows) or Use Wireframe Interactions While Option Key (Mac OS) menu. Select Up to enable Wireframe Interactions. Select Down to enable Wireframe Interactions only when you hold down the Alt (Windows) or Option (MacOS) keys while moving a layer.

To temporarily disable or enable Wireframe Interactions mode:

    Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you move a layer.