From: "D" Received: from mail-wi0-f172.google.com ([209.85.212.172] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5481907 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 22 May 2014 00:22:55 +0200 Received: by mail-wi0-f172.google.com with SMTP id hi2so8366449wib.5 for ; Wed, 21 May 2014 15:22:54 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=n+sGrhcfBjZkpk2v67/7y2lMsVMAENFurhd8cVT92jo=; b=iDYObrnXudDeA/f4kBQNcOcSzi2kaxgPogsvEBWBVR+3wlCVMab2QIIixgWMeNsOlC zJhsrDfg3wilMKHt9PX3BXQt1dx+UaCbze8rEYLXH7BSAiATOuIEPHzSLaBFvTWX2Ucg JrPFWfTkE4lSeV1huloJedKityHjD++GB4ufvZ+XXYdBji2v3Eh81fionJvDDZzo2xbv MK+t1D8pG2fI0eEIJuWtAcquM86nUXTcp6gOplBmpAs7ay56uzCdjZqnDxRL6P9vaS5S yZhbc3b8jXFJT9kDgbWk3jPAUYrl69ygZjWVNKKbEghykh3S/66tCRFbyADGGMRHuDfN CBNA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.194.77.148 with SMTP id s20mr46214832wjw.31.1400710974906; Wed, 21 May 2014 15:22:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.217.55.137 with HTTP; Wed, 21 May 2014 15:22:54 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 23:22:54 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Aligning a custom arrowhead particle to a pasted motion path in Particular. To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7bf0d49017a7a504f9f07022 --047d7bf0d49017a7a504f9f07022 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey Mike, It is as simple as that. I=E2=80=99ll try that. On 21 May 2014 22:50, Mike Abbott wrote: > > I=E2=80=99ve pasted a mask as a motion path into the emitter=E2=80= =99s XY position. >> My custom particle is an arrowhead made from a shape layer. I=E2=80=99ve= reduced >> the emitter=E2=80=99s velocities down to zero and reduced the particles/= sec count >> to 12 so I get a simple stream of arrow heads drawing on along a the pas= ted >> path. >> >> > > If it *is* just a case of a "simple stream of arrow heads" why not just > use an arrow head character - Wingdings font for example, type as many > arrows as you need, paste in your path, and use the text > path options + > first margin property to push them along? > > > Mike A. > > > -- > Mike Abbott > http://vantagegraphics.co.uk > --047d7bf0d49017a7a504f9f07022 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hey Mike,

It is as simple as that. I=E2= =80=99ll try that.


On 21 May 2014 22:50, Mike Abbott <AE-List@media-mo= tion.tv> wrote:
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I=E2=80=99ve pasted a mask a= s a motion path into the emitter=E2=80=99s XY positio= n. My custom particle is an arrowhead made from a shape layer. I=E2=80=99ve reduced the emitter=E2= =80=99s velocities down to zero and reduced the particles/sec count to 12 so I get a simple stream of arrow heads drawing on along a the pasted path.=C2=A0




If it *is* just a case of a "simple stream of arrow heads" wh= y not just use an arrow head character - Wingdings font for example, type as many arrows as you need, paste in your path, and use the text > path options + first margin property to push them along?


Mike A.



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