Draw Circle From Center After Effects

Draw simple shapes in Motion

Use the Rectangle tool or the Circle tool to create uncomplicated shapes in the canvas. Employ the Line tool to draw straight lines in the canvas.

In Motion, click the Rectangle tool in the canvas toolbar (or press R).

The Rectangle Tool HUD appears. (If the HUD isn't displayed, press F7.) To arrange the color, outline, and roundness of the rectangle before y'all depict the shape, apply the controls in the HUD.

Note: Y'all tin also edit the rectangle colour, outline, and roundness after the shape is drawn.
Drag in the canvas until the resulting rectangle is the size you want, then release the mouse button.

To draw a perfect foursquare, press and hold the Shift cardinal while you drag. To describe the rectangle from its middle, press and hold the Option fundamental while you elevate.
Afterwards you create the shape, press Esc to leave shape-drawing fashion and actuate the Select/Transform tool.

The Shape HUD appears. (If the HUD is not displayed, press F7.)

In Motion, practice ane of the following:
- In the canvas, double-click the rectangle shape.
- In the canvas, Layers list, or Timeline, select the rectangle shape, and then click and concur the transform tools in the canvas toolbar and choose Edit Rectangle.
Simple shape transform handles appear in the canvas.
In the canvass, do any of the post-obit:
- Adjust corner roundness: Drag the roundness handle in the upper-left corner of the shape.
- Adjust size: Drag a size handle (on the side of the shape). To scale the shape uniformly, drag the inner edge of the shape or Shift-drag a size handle.
  
  The inner and outer edges overlap by default; you must drag the outer (plumage) edge prior to dragging the inner (calibration) edge.
- Adjust softness: Drag the shape'due south outer border away from the rectangle to feather outward, or toward the heart of the circle to feather inward.
- Adjust rotation: Drag the rotation handle.
- Adjust position: Drag anywhere inside the shape.

In the sheet toolbar in Motion, click and agree the shape tools pop-upward menu, and so choose Circle (or press C).

The Circle Tool HUD appears. (If the HUD isn't displayed, press F7.) To adjust the color and outline of the circumvolve before y'all depict the shape, use the controls in the HUD.

Notation: You tin also edit the circle colour and outline after you lot describe the shape.
Drag in the canvass until the resulting ellipse is the size you lot want, then release the mouse button.

To draw a perfectly symmetrical circle, press and hold the Shift primal while you drag. To draw the ellipse from its heart, press and hold the Option key while you elevate.
After you lot create the shape, printing Esc to actuate the Select/Transform tool.

The Shape HUD appears. (If the HUD isn't displayed, press F7.)

In Motion, do 1 of the following:
- In the canvas, double-click the ellipse shape.
- In the Layers list, canvass, or Timeline, select the ellipse shape, and so click and concord the transform tools pop-up carte du jour in the canvas toolbar and cull Edit Ellipse.
Simple shape transform handles appear in the sheet.
In the canvas, practise any of the following:
- Adapt curvature: Drag the curvature handle in the upper-left corner of the shape to add together angular corners.
- Adjust size: Drag a radius handle (on the border of the shape). To scale the shape uniformly, drag the inner edge of the shape or Shift-drag a radius handle.
  
  The inner and outer edges overlap by default; you must drag the outer (feather) edge prior to dragging the inner (scale) border.
- Adjust softness: Drag the shape's outer edge away from the shape to plumage outward, or toward the centre of the shape to plumage inward.
- Adjust rotation: Elevate the rotation handle.
- Adjust position: Elevate anywhere within the shape.

In the canvas toolbar in Motion, click and hold the shape tools popular-up menu, then cull Line.

The Line Tool HUD appears. (If the HUD isn't displayed, press F7.) To adjust the color and width of the line before you draw it, adjust the controls in the HUD.

Notation: You can too edit the line color and width afterwards you draw the line.
Drag in the canvas until the resulting line is the length yous want, then release the mouse push button.

Pressing and property Shift fundamental while dragging constrains the line to 45-degree angles.
After you create the shape, press Esc to actuate the Select/Transform tool.

The Shape HUD appears. (If the HUD is non displayed, printing F7.)

You tin customize the end points (end caps) of the line to add arrows, bevels, and more.

In Motion, select a line shape in the canvass, Layers list, or Timeline.
In the Style pane of the Shape Inspector, click the Starting time Cap or End Cap popular-upward menu, then choose None, Foursquare, Round, Bevel, or Arrow.

When y'all cull Pointer, additional length and width sliders become available that allow you to further customize the arrow cap.

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Source: https://support.apple.com/guide/motion/draw-simple-shapes-motn173b84dc/mac