From: "Brian Maffitt" Received: from mail-qc0-f182.google.com ([209.85.216.182] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5482865 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 22 May 2014 23:38:28 +0200 Received: by mail-qc0-f182.google.com with SMTP id e16so6695133qcx.41 for ; Thu, 22 May 2014 14:38:26 -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=swWJE/ONscP7aMWxRcS3IJ+KM8o1vSxRkpie++EJ7eA=; b=QIFLAS+BkKLL1VpPq/eaKiX8quVMUw6G1pKNCsjAWFzk9ENvRpOEO7j6tTeFTdzrcr ToT17bWTiLwjvYjv6YoIVLimjY0glnrAru5RcKwWExN23xP0ZQy/3XF/ZWvNFJUjyZRH y+dB1QedyEVptbIY4NgELjvpajnlyFHLDgKNw= 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=swWJE/ONscP7aMWxRcS3IJ+KM8o1vSxRkpie++EJ7eA=; b=DprkhbHPcmVJEhtikLCz2mL+pGmS7VlmI5IQxd8f1zItT3nAzWcsAVOoBvLQzRlaMJ 8kfBNp60NHMBzx5yG7H4WfQ60956w7ebnb/vLHyb9HsitOYY7ulIjWFjKarjlY8rzbQM jUEtHOVpyjdD71qGM7UKVA++5xxSuB2XXRaYecZSCzHYscwPAtAz2EurFJBGTxXIkX7+ tY3ilFUfsBbR3kdYL8OYtCwJwWheVkA9mYTg7Tdki4d7i8NrfcslcGxTcJmefrMQigpm RrNuFy8vG1F5whXExnUyKnsEslzGjuemSG5WneEmrgSdCG9FgmIQUJBsjswouHH8wHHu GLyQ== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQkBNOQM/VOkzQMDrq9YGQVGsUt+AVAK6/AhnUHSV2Kan6jbEPoNWwzvpnseWbmsKbcjGEC0 X-Received: by 10.224.71.145 with SMTP id h17mr751207qaj.74.1400794706378; Thu, 22 May 2014 14:38:26 -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 a6sm1584084qaj.15.2014.05.22.14.38.23 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Thu, 22 May 2014 14:38:23 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_4EA643B6-B08A-4237-9D7E-71EAE92017B2" Message-Id: 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 17:38:22 -0400 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1878.2) --Apple-Mail=_4EA643B6-B08A-4237-9D7E-71EAE92017B2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Interesting. Only Option on the Mac I think. > Brian, on PC at least, either Shift or Alt works the same, apparantly >=20 >=20 > On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 4:48 PM, Brian Maffitt = wrote: > 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. >=20 > Brian >=20 >> 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 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > _____________________________ > VFX & Motion Graphic Artist > teddygage dot com --Apple-Mail=_4EA643B6-B08A-4237-9D7E-71EAE92017B2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252
Interesting. Only Option on the Mac I = think.

Brian, on PC at least, either Shift or = Alt works the same, apparantly


On Thu, May 22, = 2014 at 4:48 PM, Brian Maffitt <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
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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