> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tessact.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Frame inspector

> Control a frame's geometry, layout mode, fill, stroke, children, and crop.

The frame inspector is the most structurally powerful layer inspector because it combines ordinary visual controls with a child-layout engine.

## Transform

Alignment, position, dimensions, rotation, and scale place the frame itself. Descendants inherit the result through the parent transform chain.

## Auto layout

The **Frame layout** selector offers:

* **Manual** for absolute child placement.
* **Auto layout frame** for row or column flow.
* **Grid frame** for two-dimensional tracks.

Changing this control changes how direct children are placed and can reset manual positions that conflict with the selected layout.

At the bottom of the layout controls, **Clip content** determines whether descendants are clipped to the frame bounds. It applies in manual, auto-layout, and grid frames. The frame's own fill and stroke are unaffected.

## Frame appearance

Opacity and blend mode affect the frame's visual surface. The fill can be a solid color or two-stop linear gradient; border radius, stroke width, and solid-only stroke color complete the container. Children are composed within the frame; the fill appears behind them.

## Crop and bounds

Crop changes the visible frame surface where exposed. **Clip content** is the explicit descendant-overflow control; layout padding still determines the managed content box. Use fullscreen review to verify rounded corners and descendant edges at output scale.

## Layout motion

Managed frames can animate live reflow with spring stiffness, damping, and mass. This is a layout transition triggered by a target change, not a composition-frame-addressed animation. It should not be relied on as deterministic playback or H.264 motion; keyframe layer properties when timing must render.

<Warning>
  Switching from manual to managed layout can reset manual child positions, including related position keyframes. Duplicate the structure first if you need an easy visual comparison.
</Warning>

See [frames](/editor/canvas/frames), [auto layout](/editor/canvas/auto-layout), [grid layout](/editor/canvas/grid-layout), and [parenting](/editor/canvas/parenting).