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Any quick way of making multiple layers all move at the same speed in different directions?
Hi there
Ok basically I’ve got maybe 15 layers all of which are the same, a boat. So there are 15 boats one in front of the other in a line, but the line bends, so they are going around an island. Is there a way so that they all move slowly forward in the direction they are facing and follow the one infront of them?
I know this can all be done manually, but I just thought there might be a clever way of doing it! I tried using Motion Tile with one boat and then using the mirror effect to bend the line but it got quite confusing…
Cheers
Dan
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4 Replies
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I would recommend creating a motion path for only one of the boats. Then copy and paste that path onto the other layers and offset them in time.
You could also use an expression on each of the layers to look at the first layer’s position offset in time for their position:
topLayer = thisComp.layer(1);
n = index – 1;
offset = 1; //offset in seconds from the previous boat’s position.topLayer.position.valueAtTime(time – n * offset);
Darby Edelen
DVD Menu Artist
Left Coast Digital
Aptos, CA -
nice one thanks alot for your help, much appreciated.
dan
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to add to this, once youve dupped your layer, you can replace it with other layers say other boats, or anything your heart desires.
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You can make a layer follow it’s path by selecting it and choosing Layer > Transform > Auto Orient > Orient towards path.
Sometimes what you and AE consider the front of a layer are 2 very different things. so…
Play with the layer’s transform rotation (or orientation if it’s 3D) to rotate it so the front matches up with the path.
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