Return-Path: Received: from vms173021pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.21] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4785396 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:33:22 +0200 Received: from new-host-4.home ([unknown] [173.57.35.127]) by vms173021.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0M7O006LTUYATCWV@vms173021.mailsrvcs.net> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:37:22 -0500 (CDT) 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: Karl Newman In-reply-to: Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:37:22 -0500 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Message-id: <6A5B483B-2E9E-4BF7-92CE-2BA83914D973@verizon.net> References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1278) I can only imagine that Dan has very strange dreams but you should know, = Dan, those of us who cannot seem to quite grasp expressions as you do = are thankful. Karl Newman On Jul 24, 2012, at 6:22 PM, James Culbertson wrote: > OK, sorry for the confusion. Works great Dan. >=20 > Thanks much, >=20 > James >=20 >=20 > On Jul 24, 2012, at 4:01 PM, James Culbertson wrote: >=20 >> 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 >>=20 >> thanks much, >>=20 >> James >>=20 >>=20 >> On Jul 24, 2012, at 3:56 PM, James Culbertson wrote: >>=20 >>> 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 >>=20 >>=20 >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to >>=20 >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to