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From: Byron Nash <byronnash@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:09:28 -0500
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Subject: Re: [AE] LookAt() in 2D space?
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Thanks Dan.

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:54 PM, Dan Ebberts <debberts@comcast.net> wrote:

>   This should work:
>
> L = thisComp.layer("target");
> v = L.toComp(L.anchorPoint) - toComp(anchorPoint);
> radiansToDegrees(Math.atan2(v[1],v[0]))
>
>
> Dan
>
>  *From:* Byron Nash <byronnash@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 15, 2011 12:35 PM
> *To:* After Effects Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
> *Subject:* [AE] LookAt() in 2D space?
>
> I feel like I have done this before but I'm coming up dry so far. What is
> the syntax for getting a 2D layer to point at another one? LookAt() seems
> to only work for 3D layers.
>
> thanks,
>
> Byron
>

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Thanks Dan.=A0<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:=
54 PM, Dan Ebberts <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:debberts@comcast=
.net">debberts@comcast.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm=
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ft:1ex">


<div dir=3D"ltr">
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<div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:&#39;Calibri&#39;;COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:12pt">
<div>This should work:</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>L =3D thisComp.layer(&quot;target&quot;);</div>
<div>v =3D L.toComp(L.anchorPoint) - toComp(anchorPoint);</div>
<div>radiansToDegrees(Math.atan2(v[1],v[0]))</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>Dan</div>
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<div>=A0</div>
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<div><b>From:</b> <a title=3D"byronnash@gmail.com" href=3D"mailto:byronnash=
@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">Byron Nash</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 15, 2011 12:35 PM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"AE-List@media-motion.tv" href=3D"mailto:AE-List=
@media-motion.tv" target=3D"_blank">After Effects Mail List</a> </div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> [AE] LookAt() in 2D space?</div></div></div>
<div>=A0</div></div><div class=3D"im">
<div style=3D"FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline;FONT-FAMILY:&#39;Calibri&#39=
;;COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:small;FONT-WEIGHT:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:none">I=
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feel like I have done this before but I&#39;m coming up dry so far. What is=
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syntax for getting a 2D layer to point at another one? LookAt() seems to on=
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work for 3D layers.=A0=20
<div>=A0</div>
<div>thanks,</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>Byron</div></div></div></div></div></div>
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