Transform Layers

In the previous post, I showed you how to use the replicator layer class (CAReplicatorLayer). The main problem with layers is that if you want to render them in 3D is quite hard. You need to apply a 3D transformation to each sublayer, fight against the anchor point to get the right transformations. Then, you have to apply a 3D transformation to the root layer and change the m34 value of the 3D transformation matrix to simulate the prospective. If you don’t do that, everything looks flat. Transform layers are the solution to this. So, this time I want to show you another interesting core animation layer that can be used to create a 3D layer hierarchy, rather than the flattened hierarchy rendering model used by other CALayer classes.

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