{"id":2219,"date":"2021-06-21T09:18:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T09:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/academy\/?p=2219"},"modified":"2023-02-22T09:23:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T09:23:34","slug":"how-to-use-x-and-y-anchor-points-with-motion-effects-in-elementor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/academy\/how-to-use-x-and-y-anchor-points-with-motion-effects-in-elementor\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use X and Y Anchor Points With Motion Effects in Elementor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2219\" class=\"elementor elementor-2219\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49260c02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49260c02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22b1ef0b\" data-id=\"22b1ef0b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e138ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"48e138ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=ZXzNkdWAYgc&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66551d99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66551d99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ecf79da\" data-id=\"6ecf79da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa402a elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"5aa402a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9501\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9501\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Overview<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9502\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9502\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Transcript<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9501\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Overview<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9501\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9501\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p>In this tutorial, we&#8217;ll go over how to use the X and Y anchor points with rotation and scale settings when adding motion effects to your WordPress website using Elementor.<\/p><p>You&#8217;ll learn how to:<br \/>\u2714\ufe0e Add rotation &amp; scale animations to your website<br \/>\u2714\ufe0e Change your anchor points position <br \/>\u2714\ufe0e And much more!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9502\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Transcript<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9502\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9502\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>hi-oh zip from elements or here today<br \/>we&#8217;ll take a closer look at the X&amp;Y<br \/>Anchor Point settings for the rotate and<br \/>scale effects I&#8217;ll show you exactly how<br \/>they work and give you some ideas on how<br \/>to apply them so you can create cool<br \/>motion effects like you see here so<br \/>let&#8217;s dive in and see how it works the<br \/>X&amp;Y anchor points can be used with the<br \/>rotate and scale effects I&#8217;ll be using<br \/>this product image to show you how it<br \/>works go to advanced and under motion<br \/>effects switch scrolling effects to on<br \/>I&#8217;ll start with rotate press the pencil<br \/>to enter its settings I&#8217;ll leave it as<br \/>is and focus on the X&amp;Y<br \/>Anchor Point settings that now appear<br \/>below after having pressed the pencil<br \/>the X&amp;Y anchor points are both set to<br \/>center let&#8217;s check it out as you can see<br \/>the image rotates to the left as if<br \/>there is a pin in the center of the<br \/>image widget the X&amp;Y anchor points<br \/>determine the axis around which the<br \/>element rotates I&#8217;ll go ahead and set<br \/>the X anchor point to left and Y to top<br \/>when I scroll now the axis around which<br \/>the image rotates is the top-left corner<br \/>of the image widget now I wanted to<br \/>wrote it at the top of the image widget<br \/>around the center just like a painting<br \/>hanging on a nail so I&#8217;ll leave the Y<br \/>anchor point at the top and set the X to<br \/>the center starting to get the hang of<br \/>it cool let&#8217;s change the X anchor point<br \/>to right as you can see the X anchor<br \/>point determines the horizontal<br \/>orientation of the axis around which the<br \/>image rotates and the Y anchor points<br \/>sets the vertical orientation okay great<br \/>now that we understand the concept let&#8217;s<br \/>see how it works on the scale effect<br \/>I&#8217;ll go ahead and hit the reset button<br \/>now let&#8217;s go to scale press the pencil<br \/>to enter its settings I&#8217;ll set the<br \/>direction to scale up and the speed to<br \/>negative 5<br \/>this way we can still see the image<br \/>widget signs so it&#8217;s easier to follow<br \/>I&#8217;ll leave the viewport settings as is<br \/>you can check out a video explaining<br \/>this concept in a<br \/>in the description below okay great so<br \/>let&#8217;s check out the X&amp;Y Anchor Point<br \/>settings they&#8217;re both set to center the<br \/>image scales down towards the center of<br \/>the image widget I&#8217;ll change the X<br \/>anchor point to left and Y to top now<br \/>the image scales down towards the top<br \/>left corner of the image widget if I<br \/>wanted to scale down towards the center<br \/>of the image widgets right side I&#8217;ll set<br \/>the X anchor point to right and Y to<br \/>Center just like we saw with the rotate<br \/>effect the X anchor point determines the<br \/>horizontal orientation of the axis<br \/>towards which the image scales down and<br \/>the y anchor point sets the vertical<br \/>orientation the same applies for all the<br \/>scale directions so go ahead and try<br \/>them out and get the exact motion effect<br \/>you&#8217;re looking for well that&#8217;s it now<br \/>you know how the X&amp;Y and Capone settings<br \/>for the rotate and scale effects work<br \/>and can use them to make your designs<br \/>really stand out don&#8217;t forget to<br \/>subscribe to our YouTube channel for<br \/>more tips and tutorials see you later<br \/>alligator<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Transcript Overview In this tutorial, we\u2019ll go over how to use the X and Y anchor points with rotation and scale settings when adding motion effects to your WordPress website using Elementor. 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