Ah that is genius! :-) i didnt realise you could use a bone layer for simply grouping. Brilliant. However - it still hasnt soved my problem fully. One component of this group still has a complex motion path attached to it that effect its layer transition. I wonder if this has anything to do with how...

Thanks for your quick reply slowtiger.
At the risk of sounding a bit thick..... how do I group? (i have been sitting in front of my screen now for 5 hours and my head has gone a bit mushy)
tim

Hello I am new to anime studio 5 (mac) and im trying to create a simple story. All seems to be progressing well EXCEPT....... As I move my image and vectors with aid of the 'translate layer' tool, I seem to be building up a complicated motion path that span out way beyond my working area - why is th...