Rotating with the Transform Tool

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You can rotate a layer from its pivot using the Transform tool. You can temporarily reposition the pivot to rotate from a different point.

  1. In the Tools toolbar, select the Transform tool or press Shift + T.
  1. In the Tool Properties view, make sure Peg Selection Mode is disabled.

  1. In the Camera or Timeline view, click on the layer you want to manipulate to select it.

    A manipulator control box appears around the selected layer.

    TIPS
    • If you want to select multiple layers in the Camera view, hold down Shift and click on each layer you wish to select.
    • If you want to select multiple layers in the Timeline view, hold down Ctrl (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ (macOS) and click on each layer you wish to select.
    • If you want to select a contiguous series of layers in the Timeline view, hold down Shift, click on the first layer you want to select, then on the last layer you want to select.
  1. Place the pointer outside of a corner of the bounding box. When the cursor changes into, , then click and drag to rotate.