From: "Brian Maffitt" Received: from mail-qc0-f174.google.com ([209.85.216.174] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5482820 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 22 May 2014 22:48:49 +0200 Received: by mail-qc0-f174.google.com with SMTP id x13so6447613qcv.19 for ; Thu, 22 May 2014 13:48:48 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=totaltraining.com; s=google; h=from:content-type:message-id:mime-version:subject:date:references :to:in-reply-to; bh=+92z9dFNX/gosKYVw+tkxEMFhL4+Q4CqBeZdYValYek=; b=AHIz41HW5bMQEAdVS+kk+r4C6gpMhfiUwjK9+8D2B5MFWFkjXPpanrBK7hqh/5pg+Q 1y5QyyNHJ2QP/k1lrICJO+0S3GBUVDoJ3WgIDqT3uiEiuTaMo2m666bPcpjk6gvZ5f2M Gw68RFva1kea6R2G7e5IpTY9Wdur0h8QLzkcU= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:from:content-type:message-id:mime-version :subject:date:references:to:in-reply-to; bh=+92z9dFNX/gosKYVw+tkxEMFhL4+Q4CqBeZdYValYek=; b=OVaq0sBk8ZJuYF04KkuyDmIWy8Lx+V5zJO1iOaphVO9g1MzOY5EMqjh5M/CXRJVST8 /wnnB9Ei4SiKg4W/h70sXcjKi2P+D4fdhcnc1/Q8v7/7O7IHH3UolJvT6RI98jMYZ/HT HnZPSpRjW61Kzx38z/6/rYFJZ9OmPF6LYSTOYVaVx3UCJuwHbFbQ5FfYSW5fv6N0XWon 6pgyajU8H8FatKSsQojB/OnEhMMm1QWlMh+HYasKGW3utXYeSLk6/o35f+Wwsdag93mn Tkdl1aY+EPKFv/MuCrwGjSmusZ/nVk0ZKMgtLMhv89uwWVaMiNqoCqk7RSUjna0DLvPi FaNg== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQm4inl9XdyELpUMme8sjm0R4ckspwr0iODcyH2CGZI1nS2hJyqYFdctxfoO9wmbDNJWlAKK X-Received: by 10.140.21.101 with SMTP id 92mr141514qgk.57.1400791727895; Thu, 22 May 2014 13:48:47 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from brians-mbp.home (pool-108-6-62-47.nycmny.fios.verizon.net. [108.6.62.47]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id u7sm1407898qat.2.2014.05.22.13.48.44 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Thu, 22 May 2014 13:48:44 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_E876F6DC-BA45-4B1D-A05A-BEC6CD15AE9B" Message-Id: <8C837481-1DAE-4444-912D-99867A774D78@totaltraining.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.3 \(1878.2\)) Subject: Re: [AE] Quickest way to move a new layer to another object's position in 3D space? Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 16:48:43 -0400 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1878.2) --Apple-Mail=_E876F6DC-BA45-4B1D-A05A-BEC6CD15AE9B Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 It=92s the option/alt key, actually. And one reason this is better than = just copying/pasting position is that it will also inherit rotation, = scale, etc. Especially if the child layer is off-screen because of a 3D = move. Brian > Why can't you just copy the position of your source layer and paste it = into your target layer's position? >=20 >=20 > On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 1:00 PM, rendernyc = wrote: > hold down shift key while you parent with the pick whip or dropdown >=20 > layer snaps to the parent=20 >=20 >=20 > On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Teddy Gage = wrote: > where is that command? >=20 >=20 > On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 3:15 PM, Rendernyc = wrote: > Shift parent will snap a layer to the targeted parent later=20 >=20 > On May 22, 2014, at 3:10 PM, "Teddy Gage" = wrote: >=20 >> 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. >>=20 >> 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. >>=20 >> Is there a faster way to do this I'm not thinking of? by parenting / = unparenting -> zeroing transforms like in C4D? >> -T >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> --=20 >> _____________________________ >> VFX & Motion Graphic Artist >> teddygage dot com >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > _____________________________ > VFX & Motion Graphic Artist > teddygage dot com >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > danny princz >=20 > vimeo.com/rendernyc >=20 --Apple-Mail=_E876F6DC-BA45-4B1D-A05A-BEC6CD15AE9B Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252
It=92s the option/alt key, actually. And one = reason this is better than just copying/pasting position is that it will = also inherit rotation, scale, etc. Especially if the child layer is = off-screen because of a 3D = move.

Brian

Why can't you just copy the position of your source layer = and paste it into your target layer's position?


On Thu, May 22, = 2014 at 1:00 PM, rendernyc <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
hold = down shift key while you parent with the pick whip or = dropdown

layer snaps to the parent 


On Thu, May = 22, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Teddy Gage <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
where = is that command?


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

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



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