Communigate Pro AE-List@media-motion.tv Message 63798

You could do something dirty like:

L =thisComp.layer("start");

L.toComp (L.anchorPoint-100);

which will move the beam 100 pixels away from the anchor point

Or move the anchor point of the start layer.

Either way, you don’t need the nulls any more.

This isn’t perfect, really what you want is to move the start and end on the same vector.

Phil

Phil Spitler Creative Technologist

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On Mar 6, 2018, at 4:04 PM, scott.aelist <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

Thanks Phil. Do you think there's any way i can get the beam to extend -beyond- the two target points?

On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 11:59 AM, Phil Spitler <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
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 = thisComp.layer(“startLayer");
L.toComp (L.anchorPoint);

And this to the end point
L = thisComp.layer(“endLayer");
L.toComp (L.anchorPoint);

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

Hope this helps

Phil

Phil Spitler Creative Technologist
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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?