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Move shape over or under another shape on same layer?
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 6:57 am
by VidE
Back with AS 5 there used to be a tool that let you move shapes 'up' and 'down' on the same vector layer. In AS 9 that tool seems to be missing. So how do you change the stacking order of shapes on same layer?
Re: Move shape over or under another shape on same layer?
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 2:29 pm
by hayasidist
you can't animate shape order .. but you can move shapes up and down (Draw/Raise Shape etc).
If you have the shapes stacked so that a lower shape is not visible, then select the top shape and then Ctrl-down-arrow tells Anime Studio to pick the next deeper shape in the layer ordering at the same point; and shift-up-arrow does a "Draw/Raise to front". (see the ASP9 tutorials manual p75). Hope that helps.
Re: Move shape over or under another shape on same layer?
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 3:51 pm
by wizaerd
hayasidist wrote:you can't animate shape order ..
How cool would it be if you could tho...
Re: Move shape over or under another shape on same layer?
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 10:41 pm
by funksmaname
Synthsin created a very clever script that can store shape order information on the timeline - it's available on animatorsforum.com in the VIP section... (you have to make ~50 decent posts to gain access. ACCESS IS GIVEN MANUALLY, so just going and spamming the forum will not work and will probably mean you never get in
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