Click Settings, the gear in the top bar. The dock opens a separate settings window. Choose Motion Dock for dock preferences, or a tool’s name for that tool’s settings.
On a narrow settings window, use the menu button to open the section list. Changes save as you make them. Close the window or press Escape when finished.
Dock preferences
| Setting | Default | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Keep modules fixed | On. | Moving or resizing a slot does not push neighboring slots. Turn it off to allow that movement. |
| Warn when offline | On. | Show No internet connection. when the dock detects that the computer is offline. Turning it off hides the warning. |
These preferences are shared across dock panels. The dock follows After Effects’ light or dark appearance automatically.
Panels
Open Another Motion Dock Panel has buttons for the five available panels. The current panel is disabled in the list. See Use multiple dock panels for what is shared and what each panel remembers.
If Panel controls are unavailable in this context. appears, open Settings from a Motion Dock panel inside After Effects.
Tool settings
The sidebar lists the tools with settings. These preferences are shared across copies of a tool in the dock. The tool directory links to each tool’s reference for its settings, labels and defaults.
You can go straight to a tool’s section from layout mode. Select it and click Module settings, double-click its slot, or right-click and choose Module settings. Tools with no settings do not have a settings section to configure.
Loading settings… appears while a tool’s preferences load. No settings available for this module. means the selected section has no settings to show.