Return-Path: Received: from asbnvacz-mailrelay01.megapath.net ([207.145.128.243] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4785363 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:58:01 +0200 Received: from mail3.sea5.speakeasy.net (mail3.sea5.speakeasy.net [69.17.117.42]) by asbnvacz-mailrelay01.megapath.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9DB53A72386 for ; Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:02:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 24020 invoked from network); 24 Jul 2012 23:01:59 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.4.0 ppid: 23380, pid: 13894, t: 0.2064s scanners: clamav: 0.88.2/m:52/d:10739 spam: 3.0.4 Received: from c-67-185-28-214.hsd1.wa.comcast.net (HELO jamess-mac-pro.hsd1.wa.comcast.net) (albion@[67.185.28.214]) (envelope-sender ) by mail3.sea5.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 24 Jul 2012 23:01:59 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1278) Subject: Re: [AE] orient rotating parented layer to viewer? From: James Culbertson In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:01:53 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <6A2C1DFC-19F6-4DAE-80E9-A1F5E485B22A@speakeasy.net> References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1278) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on mail3.sea5 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=8.0 tests=none autolearn=disabled version=3.0.4 Oops, hold on, just realized that the creative director created this in = an odd way such that the path rotates on the z axis but the layers = rotating are rotating on the y axis. Gotta fix this then try out the = expression=85 thanks much, James On Jul 24, 2012, at 3:56 PM, James Culbertson wrote: > Parenting ignores this particular expression. ? >=20 > Thanks much, >=20 > James >=20 >=20 > On Jul 24, 2012, at 3:48 PM, Dan Ebberts wrote: >=20 >> Try this: >>=20 >> value-parent.transform.yRotation >>=20 >>=20 >> Dan >>=20 >> -----Original Message----- From: James Culbertson >> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 3:16 PM >> To: After Effects Mail List >> Subject: [AE] orient rotating parented layer to viewer? >>=20 >> I have 4 layers rotating about a null on a circular path in 3D space. = The 4 layers are parented to the null. How do I keep the layers y = rotation facing the viewer (locked to y=3D0) even while following the = circular path in every other way? Expression? >>=20 >> Thanks, >>=20 >> James >>=20 >>=20 >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to =20 >>=20 >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to >>=20 >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20