From: "Roland Kahlenberg" Received: from omta3.brinkster.com ([65.182.109.103] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 6434117 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 11 Apr 2018 05:23:29 +0200 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by omta3.brinkster.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE34110186CAE for ; Tue, 10 Apr 2018 20:28:46 -0700 (MST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mta03.mail1.local Received: from omta3.brinkster.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mta03.mail1.local [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id Nnm9IRh2gt2X for ; Tue, 10 Apr 2018 20:28:46 -0700 (MST) Received: from mbox01.mail1.local (unknown [10.77.5.13]) by omta3.brinkster.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8571D10186CAC for ; Tue, 10 Apr 2018 20:28:46 -0700 (MST) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 20:28:46 -0700 (MST) To: After Effects Mail List Message-ID: <2126993404.121234432.1523417326469.JavaMail.zimbra@broadcastgems.com> In-Reply-To: References: Subject: Re: [AE] Expression to follow shape layers? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Zimbra 8.6.0_GA_1211 (ZimbraWebClient - GC65 (Win)/8.6.0_GA_1211) Thread-Topic: Expression to follow shape layers? Thread-Index: mGp/HDMAqAX7Xo9CbxJNxlzoK/Rmgw== The Create Nulls from Points (CNP) feature is a script. Upon installation of AE 15+, you'll find it in the ScriptUIPanels folder. The Trace Path option is the specific feature you have alluded to. Jakob Wagner has taken the original AE Script and added additional features; the most invaluable of which is the creation of handles for the points, after running the other two features of CNP. Jakob's tutorial - https://youtu.be/DHLiE5xh13s One thing to note when you run the Trace Path feature is that an Effect is applied to a newly created Null. The effect includes a Slider and a checkbox that toggles looping. There is a bug (with AE's original rendition of CNP - haven't tested for the bug with Jakob's rendition) when copying and pasting Nulls created via CNP. After pasting, the Nulls lose their layer references, which is set in each Null's ECP. So, you'll need to manually relink each Null to their respective point, along the path. Cheers - Roland Kahlenberg Intensive mocha & AE Training in Singapore and Other Dangerous Locations BorisFX/Imagineer Systems (mocha) Certified Instructor & Adobe After Effects ACE/ACI aeGEMs - http://www.broadcastGEMs.com/Pathslicer http://www.broadcastGEMs.com/typeGEMs http://www.broadcastGEMs.com/typeOnGEMs ----- Original Message ----- From: "After Effects Mail List" To: "After Effects Mail List" Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 1:24:25 AM Subject: [AE] Expression to follow shape layers? 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