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Auto-Orient along Path Not Working with Expression Delay
Hi,
I have a scenario where I have two layers animating in a 3D circle. The leader has the position keyframes and the follower is delayed using valueAtTime. I have Auto-Orient ‘Orient along Path’ turned on for the leader but not the follower. For the follower, I am using the following expression in its Orientation property (see expression, below).It works well except for at the beginning and end when the position property of the Leader and Follower are equal. When they are, it snaps from path orientation to 0°,0°,0° (see image, below). The same thing happens if I use Auto-Orient ‘Orient along Path’ with the Follower. Can anyone please help?
var leaderLayer = thisComp.layer("Leader Layer");
var overlapTime = thisComp.frameDuration;
p0 = position;
p1 = leaderLayer.transform.position.valueAtTime(time+overlapTime);
lookAt(p0,p1); -
8 Replies
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I’d try something like this:
L = thisComp.layer(“Leader Layer”);
lookAt(position,L.toWorld([L.width/2,L.height/2,1],time-thisComp.frameDuration));Dan
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Hi Dan, thank you VERY much for the response. It’s not flipping, but now there is an odd rotation:
These are the transform properties for both layers:
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Do you have auto-orient turned on for that layer?
Dan
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I just double-checked and I do not. Auto-Orient ‘Orient Along Path’ is only turned on for the Leader layer.
Here’s a screenshot of my transform properties:
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And this is my project file:
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Ah, shape layers. Try it this way:
L = thisComp.layer(“Leader Layer”);
lookAt(position,L.toWorld([L.anchorPoint[0],L.anchorPoint[1],1],time-thisComp.frameDuration)); -
Dan, thank you so much! Your help to the AE community is invaluable. I sent you a tip through Motionscript. Merry Christmas and thanks again!
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Happy to help–thanks for the tip!
Dan
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