ReferenceLayersLines and shapes
Blobs
Soft metaballs that merge and split like a lava lamp.
- Kind
- Layer · Lines and shapes
- Script name
blobs- Cost to draw
- Moderate
- Reacts to
- the pointer
Blobs
| Setting | Kind | Starts at | Range and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
How manycount | whole number | 9 | 2 to 24 |
Sizesize | number | 13% | 3% to 40% |
Colourscolours | gradient | #ff7a90ff → #a98bffff → #ffc861ff | – |
Speedspeed | number | 0.5× | 0 to 3× |
Mergemerge | number | 60% | 0% to 100% |
Edge glowglow | number | 50% | 0% to 100% |
The pointer pushes thempush | number | 50% | 0% to 100% |
Arrangementseed | seed | 1 | – |
From a script
Every setting above can be changed by the scene's logic, by its key. Say the layer is called Blobs:
scene.set("Blobs", "size", 0.4);scene.animate("Blobs", "opacity", 0.5, 2);import { scene } from "motion";scene.set("Blobs", "size", 0.4);scene.animate("Blobs", "opacity", 0.5, 2);◆On Scene Start
ƒSet Layer SettingTarget is Layer
TargetBlobs
Parameter Namesize
Parameter Value0.4
What every layer has
Besides its own settings, every layer has its opacity, blend, placement, quick effects and an effects stack. They're listed once, on the layers page.
Notes from the community
Written by creators and checked by the docs' editors. Not part of Motion's official reference.