With the latest Lottie Creator release, we've introduced new features, fixed existing issues, and made various usability enhancements. We hope these changes will greatly improve your animation workflow and give you a more intuitive and efficient experience while using our tool.
🎉 What's new
We've introduced new keyboard shortcuts for keyframing, allowing you to set keyframes and enhance animation control efficiently.
Alt + drag to duplicate layers: We've introduced a new shortcut (Alt + drag) to duplicate layers, providing a convenient way to create copies of desired elements.
🔧 Improvements
Implemented platform-specific keyboard shortcuts, utilizing ⌘ (Command) for macOS and Ctrl (Control) for Windows, ensuring a consistent and familiar user experience across different operating systems.
Relocated the shapes feature to the top bar for easier access and a more streamlined workflow.
You can now use the arrow keys to incrementally update values on the property panel, providing a more precise and intuitive editing experience.
Implemented the ability to import Lottie animations directly from URL parameters, enabling you to import animations from external sources effortlessly.
You can now hold the shift key while applying transformations, maintaining aspect ratios, and ensuring precise adjustments.
Improved the user interface by automatically hiding the pivot point and bounding box when modifying values through the property and layers' panels, reducing visual clutter.
You can now use the Shift + drag shortcut to create a marquee selection and add additional layers to the existing selection, simplifying the selection process.
Mixed values are now displayed on the property panel when multiple layers are selected, providing a comprehensive overview of the selected layers' properties.
🪲 Bug fixes
Resolved an issue where dragging opacity from the property panel was not functioning correctly, ensuring seamless control over opacity adjustments.
Fixed a bug that hindered the dragging functionality on the property panel for compositions, allowing you to manipulate nested scenes easily.
Addressed an issue with easing values, ensuring smooth and accurate animation transitions.