...and I realised that I missed the bit about not using nulls.

You might be able to get an expression to work on the anchor point of each layer:

fromComp([thisComp.width/2,thisComp.height/2])

...but not sure this will do what you want.

-Chris
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From: Todd Kopriva [mailto:kopriva@adobe.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 09:28 AM
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Subject: Re: [AE] reset anchor point relative to position on screen?

Ah. Chris's answer made me realize that I misunderstood the question. Oops.

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From: After Effects Mail List [AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Chris Zwar [chris@chriszwar.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 4:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [AE] reset anchor point relative to position on screen?

The easiest way to do this is to parent everything to a null which is at the centre of your comp.

-Chris

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On 15/08/2012, at 9:24 AM, Todd Kopriva <kopriva@adobe.com> wrote:

Have you tried the Align panel?

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Subject: [AE] reset anchor point relative to position on screen?

Suppose I have a large number of layers populating my comp (let's say coins on a table). I want to set the anchor point for each of these coins layers to be the center of the comp. So for example, if I rotated each layer individually, it would rotate around the center of the comp. (I don't actually plan to rotate them, but I do need them to have their anchorpoint centered to the comp). Is there any easy way to do this (aside from by hand or using nulls?)

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