From: "Phil Spitler" Received: from mail-pl0-f50.google.com ([209.85.160.50] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 6414929 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 06 Mar 2018 20:55:41 +0100 Received: by mail-pl0-f50.google.com with SMTP id f23-v6so12475256plr.10 for ; Tue, 06 Mar 2018 11:59:50 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bonfirelabs-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=from:mime-version:subject:date:references:to:in-reply-to:message-id; bh=8+qv/1s5JAezgID5/sl9DOSRa9RQVevhdRaQHmXRMMM=; b=dZdMqucHa6n+A6aLBWhFzUN0LoFpblCDdhcERlO9JTqhj1EL941JWgzVqQkgsymBb3 OHbTCqTqQtJAdVSkglHndLxYlvTbOR9UnOIJrODFsm8xk8ax3Gi5AVcUjD2wPHPmaBTb iJxKxG46aiizv0My49C0QoyS5jvRqW19SmdymCF4ygOqEsgZRgTnSTySdapm+D86feFX 5L7biLSjO4w6F15ZDmoS4zYFI9yZI50w0lQHPu8UJLyqYFGHLgW9ymRvJamLuNw0Rt87 2jP3ZUbVLQLDM+fjeF+AO1rESe8RQ2W65iRGajRs+t+1c3a5mkwzNJnR9KV+w3dK72/T seUg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:mime-version:subject:date:references:to :in-reply-to:message-id; bh=8+qv/1s5JAezgID5/sl9DOSRa9RQVevhdRaQHmXRMMM=; b=O8iO36Sri1On9k4KZHJEVIjheoc64E82zLoyu4D3g6GkzkWLYtRhURuLUIxAQxauda M1YE7Yk45nRKJyXt/Fq5MNskb2/TZRi0gIs4jDx5bzVevyECmUJazoNCZU2BYKr1rSx9 vHyvXCnrSTl08mHsiK0cPqlo69rBapoeTY+jCFAvDuhmnsm1zxR4b8tKRtD6ZOUphQDe LMZ/c1+m1nvTRLNAAXqKiGD6+dGv1VwEQCswSfwtSlTHoxi+rg4vYJvJZ4G2yPz9hhfF trNVUCNq7H6Q27X1u/4m1Sq4MDw9K2D0SkAQnaX+dvV8+w5AqSgE4pBAZO9XEYAN5Qp0 IlTw== X-Gm-Message-State: APf1xPBOoOmPw4W6s6LUph5fRhOrdO+whcHOKAHIz9gcJPMLqz5gJtfs J6Bd0TkjIfarAu5pCYQp7H9W9DnNAkk= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AG47ELuRt6oRBGlpOorFAKiDfcNnXpZjpbZYMbipKRCU5qsx2aWz9zse626/4cVzJXMhcskWRCPNhA== X-Received: by 2002:a17:902:2823:: with SMTP id e32-v6mr17898871plb.44.1520366388432; Tue, 06 Mar 2018 11:59:48 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from [10.0.0.249] ([50.225.3.50]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id q87sm33073387pfa.29.2018.03.06.11.59.47 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 06 Mar 2018 11:59:47 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_800C0906-8732-4539-84F4-FEECD01AACD1" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 10.3 \(3273\)) Subject: Re: [AE] Questions about the Create Nulls from Paths script Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 11:59:46 -0800 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <9E9CBE16-AE2F-4D5C-99B7-AA12A894566D@bonfirelabs.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3273) --Apple-Mail=_800C0906-8732-4539-84F4-FEECD01AACD1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 You can use the Beam effect to do this with some pretty basic = expressions on the start and end. Apply these two expressions to your beam effect. This goes to the start point L =3D thisComp.layer(=E2=80=9CstartLayer"); L.toComp (L.anchorPoint); And this to the end point L =3D thisComp.layer(=E2=80=9CendLayer"); L.toComp (L.anchorPoint); Make sure to change the names of the layer to the layers you want to = connect. Hope this helps=20 Phil Phil Spitler Creative Technologist t 415.394.8200 c 415.571.3139 = = = = > On Mar 6, 2018, at 11:51 AM, scott.aelist = wrote: >=20 > I want to use this new AE script "Create Nulls from Paths" to draw = lines between two points and I have a couple questions: > 1. Can I get a simple line to -overshoot- the nulls? (see image) = https://i.imgur.com/sAxq0LU.png > 2. I want to draw lines between layers -- not nulls (I don't need = nulls and they clutter up my timeline). But I can't seem to modify the = script to relink the line shape to layers in my scene. If I try, the = script breaks or ceases functioning. Is there any way to modify the = expression so that my line draws between layers of my choosing?=20 --Apple-Mail=_800C0906-8732-4539-84F4-FEECD01AACD1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 You can use the = Beam effect to do this with some pretty basic expressions on the start = and end.

Apply these two expressions to = your beam effect.


This = goes to the start point
L =3D = thisComp.layer(=E2=80=9CstartLayer");
L.toComp (L.anchorPoint);

And this to the end point
L =3D = thisComp.layer(=E2=80=9CendLayer");
L.toComp = (L.anchorPoint);


Make sure to change the names of the = layer to the layers you want to connect.

Hope this helps 

Phil




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On Mar 6, 2018, at 11:51 AM, scott.aelist <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

I want to use this new AE script "Create Nulls from Paths" to = draw lines between two points and I have a couple questions:
1. Can I get a simple line to -overshoot- the nulls? (see = image) https://i.imgur.com/sAxq0LU.png
2. I = want to draw lines between layers -- not nulls (I don't need nulls and = they clutter up my timeline). But I can't seem to modify the script to = relink the line shape to layers in my scene. If I try, the script breaks = or ceases functioning. Is there any way to modify the expression so that = my line draws between layers of my choosing? 

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