• Adobe After Effects Expressions

  (Dual comps) Refer layer name to own comp name?

  Posted by Stanley Gucwa-bucasas on May 2, 2011 at 12:55 am

  Hi,

  x = comp(“DualComp”).layer(“Stan1”).transform.position[2];

  most of you know this links the z position of two layers that are located in separate comps.

  Layer “Stan1” is a composition nested in comp “DualComp”

  Within the “Stan1” comp, I applied the above expression to a layer.

  My question: because my comp name “Stan1”, becomes its layer name when I nest it in “DualComp”, is there a code i can replace “Stan1” with in the above expression?

  I want to be able to duplicate nested comp “Stan1” within “DualComp” and have the expression update accordingly.

  for example:

  x = comp(“DualComp”).layer(USE THE NAME OF THE COMP YOU ARE IN).transform.position[2];

  haha

  Thank you!

  Stanley Gucwa-bucasas replied 15 years, 5 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
• 2 Replies

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  Dan Ebberts

  May 2, 2011 at 1:25 am

  Like this:

  x = comp(“DualComp”).layer(thisComp.name).transform.position[2];

  Dan
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  Stanley Gucwa-bucasas

  May 2, 2011 at 1:39 am

  should have known that!

  thanks again Dan, really appreciate it

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