Return-Path: Received: from omr8.networksolutionsemail.com ([205.178.146.58] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4788240 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:52:19 +0200 Received: from cm-omr2 (mail.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.50]) by omr8.networksolutionsemail.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id q6QNuLif019682 for ; Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:56:21 -0400 Authentication-Results: cm-omr2 smtp.user=chris@chriszwar.com; auth=pass (PLAIN) X-Authenticated-UID: chris@chriszwar.com Received: from [122.150.240.225] ([122.150.240.225:51536] helo=[192.168.0.5]) by cm-omr2 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.41 r(31179/31189)) with ESMTPA id BB/10-05274-429D1105; Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:56:21 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Subject: Re: [AE] 2D rotating about a null but holding satellite rotation to 0 From: Chris Zwar In-Reply-To: Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:56:18 +1000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) The Z rotation of the layers needs to be the negative value of the = null's rotation. So just pickwhip the layer's Z rotation to the null's = rotation, then add a - at the front (or a *-1 at the end) -Chris On 27/07/2012, at 8:54 AM, James Culbertson wrote: > How do I rotate 2D layers about a null while keeping the 2 layers held = at 0 rotation throughout. >=20 > I know I can do this with key framing. But an expression would be = easier for modifications. >=20 > I tried Dan's expression "value-parent.transform.yRotation" modified = to "value-parent.transform.Rotation" but no go. >=20 > Thanks, >=20 > James >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20