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 <AE-List@media-motion.tv> 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.

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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 find any reference to making a layer follow shape layers shape using expressions? Did I dream this?

 

 

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