Basic Editing

Move, Rotate, Scale, Shear, and Bone Compensation

Use the correct shortcuts and numeric fields to adjust bones and images while controlling parent–child effects.

BeginnerAbout 16 minFor Editor v1.0 · Tutorial updated Oct 26, 2026

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Choose the appropriate transform tool and make small, reversible, precise adjustments.

Shortcut	Tool	Common use
Q	Pose	Drag bones to adjust position and rotation
W	Move	Change the selected object's position
E	Rotate	Change the selected object's angle
R	Scale	Adjust X and Y scale
T	Shear	Shear a bone or image
B	Bone compensation	Offset the effect of a parent edit on its children
G	Weights	Open the weight panel for a selected mesh image

1
Confirm the selected object
Select on the canvas or in the hierarchy and check the inspector title. Bone transforms and image attachment transforms have different local parameters.
Expected resultToolbar values belong to the intended object, not an accidentally selected parent or another image.
2
Drag first, then refine
Use E to rotate a bone or W to move an image, then make small numeric corrections. Watch related attachments and children after each change.
Expected resultThe rig stays assembled and no object is thrown far outside the canvas by a large value.
After rotating a bone, inspect its image, children, and IK result.
3
Compare with undo and redo
Press Ctrl + Z to undo and Ctrl + Y to redo. Save only after you understand the change.
Expected resultYou understand the edit's actual effect without stacking unrecognizable drags.

Feature	Effect	When to use
Bone compensation B	Offsets the effect of the current parent edit on child bones	Edit a parent while keeping children at their world positions
Lock images	Images temporarily stop following bone drags; binding coordinates are recalculated on release	Adjust the relative assembly of bones and images
Bone property lock	Prevents accidental editing of a bone	Protect a structure you have already adjusted

1
Use bone compensation
Select exactly one bone, then press B or click Comp. It is unavailable with no selection or a multi-selection. Check that the children remain in their expected positions after the edit.
Expected resultCompensation affects the current edit, not every inheritance setting.
Select one bone before enabling compensation. This image locates the control rather than showing an active state.
2
Use image locking cautiously
Enable image locking only when changing the bone–image relationship. Disable it afterward and play the animation to check for unintended offsets.
Expected resultYou understand why an image is not following and have restored the lock state.