Transform Tool Properties

Sets the selection mode to Lasso, which allows you to select multiple items by drawing a lasso around them.

Sets the selection mode to Marquee, which allows you to select multiple items by drawing a rectangle around them.

When enabled, you can drag the selection by clicking anywhere inside its bounding box. By default, you must click on the artwork in the selection to be able to drag it.

Allows you to enable or disable snapping for this tool and all other animation and drawing tools that support snapping, as well as to select which types of snapping are enabled.

If you double-click or long-click on this button, it will open a pop-up menu in which you can toggle different snapping modes. You can also click on this button to toggle it off, which will disable all snapping modes, and click on it again and toggle it on to re-enable the snapping modes which were previously enabled.

This tool supports the following snapping modes:

• Snap to Alignment Guides: While moving the selection or one of its control points, it will snap against nearby alignment guides—see About Alignment Guides.

• Snap and Align: While moving the selection, the rectangular bounding box of the selection will align with the rectangular bounding boxes of other elements in your scene. If you move one of your selection's control points, it will also align with the bounding boxes of other elements.

  

• Snap to Grid: While moving the selection, the mouse cursor will snap against the intersecting points of the grid.

  TIP To display the grid, select View > Grid > Show Grid from the top menu or press Ctrl + '.

In the Camera view, the Peg Selection Mode limits the selection to peg layers instead of drawing layers. This mode is useful when you have created a character rig using peg layers for each drawing. That way, you do not accidentally select the drawing layer when you want to animate on the peg.

When disabled, the Transform tool selects the drawing layers.

When enabled, you can select several control points in the Camera view by drawing a lasso or marquee around them. By default, drawing a lasso or marquee in the Camera view will select layers in the area.

The Hide Manipulator Controls button lets you hide the bounding box and manipulator controls from the Camera view when an element is selected.

Flips the current selection horizontally.

You can also select Animation > Flip > Flip Horizontal from the top menu or press 4 or 5.

Flips the current selection vertically.

You can also select Animation > Flip > Flip Vertical from the top menu or press 4 or 5.

Use the Offset X and Offset Y operation fields to enter specific values and precisely reposition the selected shape.

1. X: Type a value in this field to reposition your selection along the X-axis.
2. Y: Type a value in this field to reposition your selection along the Y-axis.
3. Up/Down arrows: Use the up and down arrows to modify the value in the X or Y value field.

Use the Width and Height operation fields to enter specific values to resize the selected shape with precision.

1. Width: Type a value in this field to resize the width of your selection.
2. Height: Type a value in this field to resize the height of your selection.
3. Up/Down arrows: Use the up and down arrows to modify the value in the Width or Height fields.
4. Lock icon: Click the lock icon to lock or unlock the ratio between the Width and Height values.