From: "Teddy Gage" Received: from mail-yh0-f46.google.com ([209.85.213.46] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5482775 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 22 May 2014 21:51:47 +0200 Received: by mail-yh0-f46.google.com with SMTP id 29so3434901yhl.33 for ; Thu, 22 May 2014 12:51:45 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=SV0Gr+ScMX4nLtIovrfkoLbwnm5z4aQuoB9aFhs8bJs=; b=f4sSOlcMeqdT0gvR31pxQxtq2dtPHy7gaKPaYt+GWt6nwniiBqXRGVzmupDZOqt7+M mX+dRcySdAkQfVLi0AhosbMFFZ00oPqeDSxZKncuCmOl4/daGMiqZguRaRYISYPCCHI/ sxv5bwfWNZbPXr1OJzY9I/t3ysYIuNpvv7s1+9sEBJu3gB3yESkd788srPBYKyRZBdab J6K7LtydN9YyBb1yIHk5iFf2cn72A525taT6l1bhy7rVf5a5HSu+lfAtfD+GeuajWvws 3IYbc7Yf6NoFDttAScoHZuVTgtDZR63DLkIwISItlyskQ6CBeREbmLzgTsUNTennN+w9 +nMA== X-Received: by 10.236.67.33 with SMTP id i21mr40835899yhd.131.1400788305604; Thu, 22 May 2014 12:51:45 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.170.76.134 with HTTP; Thu, 22 May 2014 12:51:04 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 15:51:04 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Quickest way to move a new layer to another object's position in 3D space? To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e011829ca5c759004fa027162 --089e011829ca5c759004fa027162 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 where is that command? On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 3:15 PM, Rendernyc wrote: > Shift parent will snap a layer to the targeted parent later > > On May 22, 2014, at 3:10 PM, "Teddy Gage" wrote: > > This is something that still slows me down. Say for example I have a > long fly-through and need to build out a new section. To create a new layer > in the zone of 3D space I'm in, I usually duplicate another layer close by > and then drag it to the desired position. Then I'll alt-drag the new asset > to the duplicated layer, so that it is replaced with the new footage. The > nice thing is that the layer comes in with all proper switches and effects. > But there are lots of problems with this method, like if it's a shape layer > (with no source) or has different dimensions. > > So instead, I have recently been setting this up with Sure Target 2 rigs. > I'll duplicate the most recent target null (used as the camera focal point) > and then copy the anchor point position and orientation from the null to > the new layer. But I still have to select the layer, type P then Shift-R to > get position and orientation, copy the keys and paste to new layer. > > Is there a faster way to do this I'm not thinking of? by parenting / > unparenting -> zeroing transforms like in C4D? > -T > > > > -- > _____________________________ > VFX & Motion Graphic Artist > teddygage dot com > > -- _____________________________ VFX & Motion Graphic Artist teddygage dot com --089e011829ca5c759004fa027162 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
where is that command?

On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 3:15 PM, Rendernyc = <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
Shift parent will sna= p a layer to the targeted parent later=C2=A0

On May 22, 2014, at 3:10 PM, "Teddy Gage" <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Thi= s is something that still slows me down. Say for example I have a long fly-= through and need to build out a new section. To create a new layer in the z= one of 3D space I'm in, I usually duplicate another layer close by and = then drag it to the desired position. Then I'll alt-drag the new asset = to the duplicated layer, so that it is replaced with the new footage.=C2=A0= =C2=A0The nice thing is that the layer comes in with all proper switches an= d effects. But there are lots of problems with this=C2=A0method, like if it= 's a shape layer (with no source) or has different dimensions.

So instead, I have recently been setting this up with Sure T= arget 2 rigs. I'll duplicate the most recent target null (used as the c= amera focal point) and then copy the anchor point position and orientation = from the null to the new layer. But I still have to select the layer, type = P then Shift-R to get position and orientation, copy the keys and paste to = new layer.

Is there a faster way to do this I'm not thinking o= f? by parenting / unparenting -> zeroing transforms like in C4D?
-T




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