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  toComp 3D null with Z offset?

  Posted by Navarro Parker on February 20, 2013 at 8:49 pm

  I’m using the standard 3D null to 2D position expression:

  L = thisComp.layer(“null”);
  L.toComp(L.anchorPoint)

  But in this case, I want to attach a Shine source point to the null. And since those lines are “cast” from a fake point in 3D space, I’d like to offset the position of the null further into Z space so I can have a bit more control over the Shine rays.

  any ideas?

  Kevin Camp replied 13 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Kevin Camp

  February 23, 2013 at 12:20 am

  if you are still working on this, you may be able to simply add the z offset to the anchorPoint…

  L = thisComp.layer(“null”);
  zOffset = 100;
  L.toComp(L.anchorPoint + [0,0,zOffset])

  if i get a chance, i’ll test it out, but i think it would work.

  Kevin Camp
  Senior Designer
  KCPQ, KMYQ & KRCW
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  Kevin Camp

  February 23, 2013 at 12:35 am

  yep, that would do it.

  Kevin Camp
  Senior Designer
  KCPQ, KMYQ & KRCW

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