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From: Zack Lovatt <zack@zacklovatt.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 11:08:01 -0500
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Subject: Re: [AE] Extracting position points from 3D layers...
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Hey Brian!

May not be understanding this completely, but you could give this script a
try -- http://aescripts.com/create-pivotal-null/

Just select the closest point in the little map to where the top of the
stroke ends, deselect 'parent to null' and execute.

Would that work?


Zack Lovatt
416.786.4129
www.zacklovatt.com


On 27 January 2014 10:42, Brian Klein <briancklein1@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have created a long white stroke using the shape tool and placed the
> anchor point at the bottom and have rotated it so that it is angled. There
> are a lot of them, and it's important that the anchor point for all of
> these is the same. I am wondering if there is a tool or script or something
> rather out there that would give me the position data of the top of the
> stroke?
>
> The use would be to add text to these points and have them track with the
> camera. So I could undo rotation, parent and redo, but I'd like to be able
> to just set all my lines and choose which one's I want to add text to.
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hey Brian!</div><div><br></div><div>May not be unders=
tanding this completely, but you could give this script a try -- <a href=3D=
"http://aescripts.com/create-pivotal-null/">http://aescripts.com/create-piv=
otal-null/</a></div>

<div><br></div><div>Just select the closest point in the little map to wher=
e the top of the stroke ends, deselect &#39;parent to null&#39; and execute=
.</div><div><br></div><div>Would that work?</div><div><br></div></div>
<div class=3D"gmail_extra">
<br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Zack Lovatt<div><font size=3D"1">41=
6.786.4129</font></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:x-small"><a href=3D"ht=
tp://www.zacklovatt.com" target=3D"_blank">www.zacklovatt.com</a></span></d=
iv></div>

</div>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 27 January 2014 10:42, Brian Klein <s=
pan dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:briancklein1@gmail.com" target=3D"_bl=
ank">briancklein1@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"g=
mail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-l=
eft:1ex">

<div dir=3D"ltr">I have created a long white stroke using the shape tool an=
d placed the anchor point at the bottom and have rotated it so that it is a=
ngled. There are a lot of them, and it&#39;s important that the anchor poin=
t for all of these is the same. I am wondering if there is a tool or script=
 or something rather out there that would give me the position data of=A0th=
e top of the stroke?=A0<div>


<br></div><div>The use would be to add text to these points and have them t=
rack with the camera. So I could undo rotation, parent and redo, but I&#39;=
d like to be able to just set all my lines and choose which one&#39;s I=A0w=
ant to add text to.</div>


</div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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