Return-Path: Received: from qmta13.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.27.243] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5325137 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 22:26:38 +0100 Received: from omta16.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.72]) by qmta13.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 3wkC1n0061ZMdJ4ADxVdZd; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 21:29:37 +0000 Received: from HPZ200 ([24.10.59.135]) by omta16.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 3xVc1n00G2v3gNo8cxVc99; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 21:29:37 +0000 Message-ID: From: "Dan Ebberts" To: "After Effects Mail List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [AE] Expressions: Somewhere between Auto Orient and Auto Orient Y only Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:29:41 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00EA_01CEFD87.8A27CEC0" 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 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=comcast.net; s=q20121106; t=1387574977; bh=iA68lQlXQyLlpvmJnE7bKRGmaYeN55406RM40Rd0iR0=; h=Received:Received:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version: Content-Type; b=C5C7hQ1RqVdZTw9DeZFOxmribx+YLOD3hVAQ2jsEmihvj35O48QmlI5QCQHTajelz gyVlPrEqFqAyF6raSVa/HOGc4w6APBPim4pS4ZTurp7JWa2CooeRbjEBtMrwq0OH4b uCzFj55B34xaMjz56bgYtFoYlUyYK9cBlJYlYupP4feRwt+tWyZRPyvUxhOJxYMk62 oQbWpXY4YsRzvEYNc4gs739ByilgymHMgw0dJYxw+3mlISRYqMBoOdVH0OAMTCWQ9I VGPO8nUMuDL7zOWCizaqfdcWarW1j7/IIoPXtRVAnzT3MJIx2LH7SsT9VPJDYreuHi pLujr9ZgvH4jA== This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00EA_01CEFD87.8A27CEC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Try turning off auto orient and use this for orientation: v =3D thisComp.layer("Camera 1").toWorldVec([0,0,1]); lookAt(position,position+v) Dan From: Byron Nash=20 Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 1:23 PM To: After Effects Mail List=20 Subject: Re: [AE] Expressions: Somewhere between Auto Orient and Auto = Orient Y only Probably so, I just need to find that math! :-) On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Lloyd Alvarez = wrote: Do mean like a multi-plane? http://aescripts.com/pt_multiplane/ Cheers,=20 Lloyd On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Byron Nash = wrote: I need to keep some 3D layers flat in screen space. One immediately = reaches for the Auto Orient switch. It seems to get weird on the screen = edges as a layer approaches the camera. I tried Dan Ebberts go to = expression for Y only = orientation(http://motionscript.com/design-guide/auto-orient-y-only.html)= but that doesn't do the trick either. I bascially want the layers to be = rotated so they have no perspective but still stick to the 3D position. = I'm sure this has been done before... ------=_NextPart_000_00EA_01CEFD87.8A27CEC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Try turning off auto orient and use this for orientation:
 
v =3D thisComp.layer("Camera 1").toWorldVec([0,0,1]);
lookAt(position,position+v)
 
 
Dan
 
From: Byron Nash
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: [AE] Expressions: Somewhere between Auto Orient = and=20 Auto Orient Y only
 
Probably so, I just need to find that math! :-)


On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Lloyd Alvarez = <lists@aescripts.com> wrote:
Do mean like a multi-plane? http://aescripts.com/pt_multiplane/
 
Cheers,=20
Lloyd


On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Byron Nash = <byronnash@gmail.com> wrote:
I need to keep some 3D layers flat in screen space. = One=20 immediately reaches for the Auto Orient switch. It seems to get = weird on the=20 screen edges as a layer approaches the camera. I tried Dan Ebberts = go to=20 expression for Y only orientation(http://motionscript.com/design-guide/auto-orient-y-only.h= tml)=20 but that doesn't do the trick either. I bascially want the layers to = be=20 rotated so they have no perspective but still stick to the 3D=20 position. =20
 
I'm sure this has been done = before...
 
 
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