Return-Path: Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.195] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5130311 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 03 Jul 2013 20:21:44 +0200 Received: from [192.168.1.105] (rrcs-24-43-70-42.west.biz.rr.com [24.43.70.42]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus3) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MKYYR-1UuASu0LZv-0016LD; Wed, 03 Jul 2013 14:32:18 -0400 User-Agent: Microsoft-MacOutlook/14.3.5.130515 Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 11:32:06 -0700 Subject: Re: [AE] brain freeze - select path of shape layer? From: Tony Romain To: AE list Message-ID: Thread-Topic: [AE] brain freeze - select path of shape layer? In-Reply-To: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_3455695937_3638613" X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:Pfe3ofAU4e6rInLYbibZZr5pHJ7gHgMm3E2pamnaVuh WXtgzKZ8FQ1uDasHoW4mBoCATPzlwN6JYS7d6T0bMefGMvxL2p sbgAmxRPxVYCWPl1bFSHmxFSc9kOLRBVqV49Gb4YXm2q+SbfuG Bzv7kpkz9JE2CfabuH3b6eAcQhMQRUfUxZkv6t9ARki+q0iKKq vxY2xDpp+ttmGZ1p873yinUiC7mpiyuOz7DbhhescYpfHPpxkK 57HGX7GBiwG3KrQWIZ8nxeFnZbb2NDQ9j28aMTddOljEyHS00E ttkxEE9Hl/so71sW7GUIiwqnsLuUrjnMopUHYkME6AHhHgT6FD f/FbnAk4qRWHk2CoTHz7UYAd5ZtF/qV3b9ygobr+GquPdxEm3c Uvf06GTMxW29A== > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3455695937_3638613 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Yeah, figured that out (I actually found a message board post from you on that exact topic)=8A the advantage of the rectangle path shape tool is that you can adjust the roundness of the corners=8A though, I assume that is exactly why you can't copy the path out=8A. --=20 tony romain | principal/creative director trance motion graphic animation and design 323 651 1114 www.trancedesigns.com From: Todd Kopriva Reply-To: AE list Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2013 11:25 AM To: AE list Subject: Re: [AE] brain freeze - select path of shape layer? You can make path-based shapes using the shape tools, though. Just hold Option (Mac OS) or Alt (windows) when dragging to draw the shape. =20 =20 =20 From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Tony Romain =20 Should have specified, used the rectangular path shape tool=8A I don't think there's actually a way to get that path data out of that parameter as it is procedural=8A =20 =20 --B_3455695937_3638613 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable

Yeah, figured that= out (I actually found a message board post from you on that exact topic)= 230; the advantage of the rectangle path shape tool is that you can ad= just the roundness of the corners… though, I assume that is exactly wh= y you can't copy the path out….

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You can ma= ke path-based shapes using the shape tools, though. Just hold Option (Mac OS= ) or Alt (windows) when dragging to draw the shape.

= From: After= Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@= media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Tony Romain

Should have specified, used the rectangular path shape too= l… I don't think there's actually a way to get that path data ou= t of that parameter as it is procedural…

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