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If you move an anchor point, however, the object no longer rotates around its own
center, but instead rotates around the new anchor point.
This not only affects the rotation of an object, but any moving and scaling operations
performed upon that object as well. Changes made to an object’s anchor point are
stored in the Anchor Point parameter of the Properties tab in the Inspector.
To change the anchor point of an object in the Canvas:
1 Click and hold the Select/Transform tool, then choose the Adjust Anchor Point tool
from the pop-up menu.
In the Canvas, the object’s anchor point appears as a round target surrounded with
three colored arrows representing the X, Y, and Z coordinate axes. For more information
on coordinate axes, see “3D Compositing” in the Motion Supplemental Documentation
PDF.
2 Do one of the following:
 Drag the white circle to move the anchor point vertically or horizontally.
 Drag one of the arrows to move the anchor point along the corresponding axis.
As you drag the anchor point, a line stretches from the default position of the anchor
point to its new position. Additionally, an info window appears and shows you the
anchor point’s new coordinates on top and the delta (amount of change) between the
anchor point’s new and old positions.
Note: If the anchor point is close to the center or edges of the object, and Dynamic
Guides are turned on, the anchor point snaps to that location.