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Shape

Rectangles, circles, rings, stars and more.

Kind
Layer · Lines and shapes
Script name
shape
Cost to draw
Light
The Shape layer with its default settings
The Shape layer with its default settings.

Shape

SettingKindStarts atRange and notes
ShapekindchoiceRectangleRectangle, Circle, Ring, Line, Triangle, Hexagon, Star
Widthwidthnumber30%0.5% to 150%
Heightheightnumber30%0.5% to 150%
Roundingradiusnumber6%0% to 50%
Fillfillcolour#141415–
Fill opacityfillOpacitynumber60%0% to 100%
Outlineoutlinecolour#7ce695–
Outline widthoutlineWidthnumber2 px0 to 20 px
Glowglownumber40%0% to 100%

From a script

Every setting above can be changed by the scene's logic, by its key. Say the layer is called Shape:

scene.set("Shape", "width", 1.5);scene.animate("Shape", "opacity", 0.5, 2);

Used in

The example scenes with a Shape layer in them. Each picture is the whole scene, not the layer alone: open one to see what the layer does in it.

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.