Return-Path: Received: from qmta03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.32] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4785406 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:37:56 +0200 Received: from omta15.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.71]) by qmta03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id eDos1j0071Y3wxoA3Phvkq; Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:41:55 +0000 Received: from HPZ200 ([76.20.32.7]) by omta15.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id ePhv1j00209DSM08bPhv9t; Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:41:55 +0000 Message-ID: From: "Dan Ebberts" To: "After Effects Mail List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [AE] orient rotating parented layer to viewer? Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:41:54 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3555.308 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3555.308 >I can only imagine that Dan has very strange dreams You have no idea. :-) >those of us who cannot seem to quite grasp expressions as you do are >thankful. I appreciate the kind words! Dan -----Original Message----- From: Karl Newman Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 4:37 PM To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] orient rotating parented layer to viewer? 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. > > Thanks much, > > James > > > On Jul 24, 2012, at 4:01 PM, James Culbertson wrote: > >> 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… >> >> thanks much, >> >> James >> >> >> On Jul 24, 2012, at 3:56 PM, James Culbertson wrote: >> >>> Parenting ignores this particular expression. ? >>> >>> Thanks much, >>> >>> James >>> >>> >>> On Jul 24, 2012, at 3:48 PM, Dan Ebberts wrote: >>> >>>> Try this: >>>> >>>> value-parent.transform.yRotation >>>> >>>> >>>> Dan >>>> >>>> -----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? >>>> >>>> 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=0) even while following the >>>> circular path in every other way? Expression? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> James >>>> >>>> >>>> +---End of message---+ >>>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>>> >>>> +---End of message---+ >>>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>>> >>> >>> >>> +---End of message---+ >>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>> >> >> >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to >> > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to +---End of message---+ To unsubscribe send any message to