Motion Save custom shapes and shape styles to the Library
After you create a shape or mask you like, you can save it as preset in the Shapes or Favorites category of the Library for future use. You can also save the style (fill, outline, feathering, and so on) of a shape.
Note: When you drag a custom mask from the Library into a project, the mask retains the position where it was saved (relative to the image or footage on which it is dropped).
Save a shape to the Library
Open the Library and select the Favorites, Favorites Menu, or Shapes category.
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Drag the shape you want to save from the Layers list or Timeline into the stack at the bottom of the Library.
Shapes saved to the Favorites Menu category can be added to a project via the Favorites menu.
Save multiple shapes to the Library
Open the Library and select the Favorites, Favorites Menu, or Shapes category.
In the Layers list, select the shapes to save, drag them into the stack at the bottom of the Library, and continue holding down the mouse button.
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When the drop menu appears, choose “All in one file” or “Multiple files.”
“All in one file” saves the shapes together, and they’re listed as one item in the Library. “Multiple files” saves the shapes as individual objects in the Library.
Note: When you drag shapes that were saved with the “All in one file” option to the Canvas, the shapes are dropped where you release the mouse button and are positioned according to their arrangement when originally saved to the Library. If you use the Apply button in the preview area to add the shapes, the shapes are added at the center of the Canvas.
Save a shape style to the Library
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With the shape selected, click the Shape Style pop-up menu in the Style pane of the Shape Inspector (or in the Shape HUD), then choose Save Shape Style.
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Enter a name for the style in the Save Preset to Library dialog, then click Save (or press Return).
The custom style is saved to the Library in the All subcategory of the Shape Styles category. You can move the preset into an existing subcategory, or create your own folders to organize your custom styles.
When you select the saved style in the Library stack, a preview is displayed in the preview pane. The new preset now appears in the Shape Style pop-up menu in the Style pane of the Shape Inspector.