From: "scott.aelist" Received: from mail-pl0-f51.google.com ([209.85.160.51] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 6434020 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 10 Apr 2018 19:54:51 +0200 Received: by mail-pl0-f51.google.com with SMTP id y12-v6so7913980plt.1 for ; Tue, 10 Apr 2018 11:00:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to; bh=fw0uY83ehYq5tsxHXXtREaUncvV4N6sEaKAIhWzi6To=; b=YdjYu7uyQpwADWzMXElhGv+CIbEqx32jPDDPewTxIex5oJ9M1eqWzS/Ao97Wz7QnKJ 1a5wD62apFtTVqwJxBsMbEMe2VZYUHcZb3LiqbUt5o96O6poSUA5IoU0pnnxdykgywMr 1KGUZrsXhPPIONJncjfSJWpIH+yWtxRofhmHfB9+E/RVp8I7tJiq+quTgO84X0FCc4I/ uDOoINAX2QacNcaN+QlciwZ10n0j9mpec/hdVrrPA0e9RHnnrOmoaFydFUcqFbNbAsGF b3emoLcenEoPpoTM1hvE6UbQpXsolTki4nJbCus5LF6xTFhilvTs/HYOBkwBNnEJcD5R qjtQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from :date:message-id:subject:to; bh=fw0uY83ehYq5tsxHXXtREaUncvV4N6sEaKAIhWzi6To=; b=BuuooLblIvYfpj/YRhrCAYQDMjOgM5ll1KwrVRpZ/kv1nsr27uUoR7Jm36DXebU73o cGEedp9XbocNz+uCj1WXd7eU3F9YNbYqx1L0Ih6dqWtSxT26/PPMu3VdFJh0iZiUYAV7 a6/Zmd8T7xa7tF0hf6OzObN29gTEpQWCuNcqfb2ABSTaGA6KDnJbNr/VOoQc5S4WoogU inXhnzFK60QfjgiUBSAFKWZT9R0JS//zP9SLLHLJ6/03ZSM8XUJrofznEQ84aXx2u/7z XwHzVJjgVooTq6LqTdF0SeMkvll1VIFaWmLlWJvoPjAL1nnzu6fFjXvJICrhAB+pptc9 aIUQ== X-Gm-Message-State: ALQs6tCXa8UO4+OAqXl9oWZ2LpkROZfI7CfJe6FgLKkxyfFdfBBznPJN qkBUTz4XzjJmRnhpblVuhBXCpWNXNWA2qEpF98LyOw== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AIpwx4/lgue54VlpEW2E65TL6tYhHyaFOxPpEtP8+b0VJl6fQS0ZBEPIIXOU9kcFW/J2Vuyp8zrWtfGSvy6M4SNb+1s= X-Received: by 2002:a17:902:b58e:: with SMTP id a14-v6mr1431413pls.175.1523383208578; Tue, 10 Apr 2018 11:00:08 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: hedczech@gmail.com Received: by 10.100.135.15 with HTTP; Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:59:28 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:59:28 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: pfpUxANOWCEV6-fFdYb9nqUyMfE Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Expression to follow shape layers? To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000000112c20569824ba3" --0000000000000112c20569824ba3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Has anyone done some in-depth tutorials on this new feature? I'd like to use it but I don't understand it very well. I've used the little script AE provides but it's hundreds of lines long. On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 10:51 AM, Nathan Shipley wrote: > If you apply this expression to a layer's position, it would attach the > position to the first path point in a shape layer called "Shape Layer 1" > with "Path 1": > > thisComp.layer("Shape Layer 1").content("Shape 1").content("Path > 1").path.points()[0]; > > Basically you can just apply a blank expression to the value you want to > connect to, then pickwhip to the shape layer's path, then add > ".points()[0]" -- where you'd replace the "0" with the number of the path > point you want to connect to. It's probably helpful to zero out the shape > layer's position and move the path from there. > > On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 10:28 AM, David Torno > wrote: > >> There is an Adobe script included that converts Vertex points to nulls I >> believe then uses expressions to tie it. I think. Haven't used it. >> >> David Torno >> 818.391.6060 >> -------------------- >> www.sydefxink.com (work history) >> https://vimeo.com/davidtorno (work samples & breakdowns) >> https://gumroad.com/davidtorno >> http://provideocoalition.com/dtorno (tutorials) >> >> "The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh" >> -Charles Field >> >> On Apr 10, 2018, at 10:24 AM, Michael Powers >> wrote: >> >> I thought this was introduced in 15.0, but I can find any reference to >> making a layer follow shape layers shape using expressions? Did I dream >> this? >> >> >> >> >> >> Mike Powers >> Director of Animation \ Cramer >> >> 781.278.2354 >> mpowers@cramer.com >> >> https://vimeo.com/mpowers >> >> 3DBOXX W8920Processor 32.0 GB RAM >> >> Dual Xeon CPU E5-2670 0 @ 2.60GHz, 2601 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical >> Processor(s) >> >> Windows 10 Enterprise - 1709 (OS Build 16299.64) >> >> NVIDIA GTX TITAN Black RAM 6.0 GB Driver Version 2.1.2 NVIDIA >> 388.31 >> >> >> >> >> >> > --0000000000000112c20569824ba3 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Has anyone done some in-depth tutorials on this new featur= e? I'd like to use it but I don't understand it very well. I've= used the little script AE provides but it's hundreds of lines long.=C2= =A0

On Tue, = Apr 10, 2018 at 10:51 AM, Nathan Shipley <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
If y= ou apply this expression to a layer's position, it would attach the pos= ition to the first path point in a shape layer called "Shape Layer 1&q= uot; with "Path 1":

thisComp.layer("Shape= Layer 1").content("Shape 1").content("Path 1").pa= th.points()[0];

Basically you can just apply a= blank expression to the value you want to connect to, then pickwhip to the= shape layer's path, then add ".points()[0]" -- where you'= ;d replace the "0" with the number of the path point you want to = connect to.=C2=A0 It's probably helpful to zero out the shape layer'= ;s position and move the path from there.
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On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 10:28 AM, David Torno <AE-List@media-motion= .tv> wrote:
There is an Adobe script included that converts Vertex points to nu= lls I believe then uses expressions to tie it. I think. Haven't used it= .

David Torno
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"The most useless day is = that in which we do not laugh"
-Charles Field

On Apr 10, 2018, at 10:24 AM, Michael Powers <AE-List@media-motion= .tv> wrote:

I thought this was introduced in 15.0, but I can fin= d any reference to making a layer follow shape layers shape using expressio= ns? Did I dream this?

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