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Trying to link Particular emitter to parented object – position wont update
I have a boat graphic linked to a null which is causing it to gently rock back and forth. At the top of the boat, I have a Particular layer emitting steam.
The emitter position is pickwhipped to the boat’s Anchor Point. The problem is, the AP property doesn’t update when it’s being manipulated by its parent.
Help!
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5 Replies
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You’re probably looking for something like this:
L = thisComp.layer(“boat”);
L.toComp(L.anchorPoint);Dan
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Worked beautifully, thank you. Would’ve researched into that myself but I’m short on time!
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Also, out of curiosity- why wrap the layer in a variable? Is there a practical reason for that or is it just a best practice kind of thing?
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Only because the next line needs to reference the layer twice. Just a matter of choice/style/habit really.
Dan
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Hi I am very new to expressions.
Please can you explain where you put this code?I am trying to parent an emitter to a light that is parented to a null
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