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  AE Script to copy layers from comp to comp

  Posted by Emmanuel Mauries-rinfret on April 1, 2019 at 10:09 pm

  How would I go about copying all the layers from a comp to another comp without losing the null parenting.
  Let’s say I have originalComp with 3 text layers parented to a null and I want to copy them to otherComp.

  Any tip would be appreciated!

  Emmanuel Mauries-rinfret replied 7 years, 1 month ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Andrei Popa

  April 2, 2019 at 8:01 am

  If you want to copy all the layers, null included, i don’t think you should worry about the parenting. And to do that, use something like this.
  You must declare comp1 and comp2 according to your project. I suggest searching the rd_GimmePropPath script to easily find out that.

  
comp1 = app.project.item(1);
comp2 = app.project.item(2);

  comp1.openInViewer();
  for (i = 1; i <=comp1.numLayers; i++){
  comp1.layer(i).selected = true;
  }

  app.executeCommand(19); //Copy
comp2.openInViewer();
app.executeCommand(20); //Paste


  Andrei
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  Emmanuel Mauries-rinfret

  April 2, 2019 at 12:39 pm

  That’s perfect.
  Thanks!

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