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add a repeater on a shape layer on the Z axis?
Hi guys.
I’m working on a graphic design stuff and I have a question for youMy animation begins with a simple circle. Then the circle multiply itself to, let’s say, 50 circles and all of them should be aligned on a ring. The diameter of the ring begins small and ends quite wide.
So to multiply the circle, I wanted to add a repeater but the problem is that I can’t move these repeaters on the z axis or along a path, wich means that I can’t create my “ring of circles”
I also tried to use a video copilot preset (the 3D orbit). I put it on a null, parent my circle to the null and align the orientation of the null along the path, etc … but I have to copy and paste 50 circles and I can’t work on the diameter of my “ring”
Aaargl!!!!
Does anyone know if I could do this with the repeater?
Thanx
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[Marc De Coster] “Does anyone know if I could do this with the repeater?”
i don’t think so… as you’ve found, the individual shape (contents>’shape’) transform properties are only 2d, and thus the repeater only works in 2d.
so i think you’re looking at creating 50 3d circle layers, offsetting their anchor points and rotating them around their x axis.
to easily increase the radius of the ring, you can link the anchor points of the circles to the anchor point of a single circle with an expression like this:
L = thisComp.layer(“Shape Layer 1”); // this would be your first circle, or master, etc..
L.anchorPoint;if you keyframe the first circle’s anchor point, any circles with this expression will follow.
if you need to control the x axis of all of them, i’d add an angle expression control effect to the first circle, and then try an expression like this to control the rest of the circles:
L = thisComp.layer(“Shape Layer 1”); // this is your first circle
i = L.index;
L.effect(“Angle Control”)(“Angle”) * (index-i)you should then be able to control the x axis rotation of all the slave or follower circles from that one control.
Kevin Camp
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The Text Tool might be a viable option.
HTH
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Marc
Check this example:
Is that what you want?
Vishesh Arora
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Mmmmmh, that’s exactly what I was afraid of … expressions !!!
I know that some day I’ll be obliged to work on it but right now I know that expressions don’t like me 🙂I’ve tried what you told me but I must f*** up somewhere and it doesn’t work
Well, I had a good night and I had a revelation! I’ll work with Element 3D! I’ll use my circle with no extrusion and then I’ll use the particle replicator. I’m sure it’ll make it
Anyway, thanx a lot.
I’ll post the result (if it’s good!!!)
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Yes I thought of that. Maybe letter O with a big stroke to fill the hole …
I’ll try
Thanx
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Thanx but no, it’s quite more complicated than that. The circles shouldn’t be flat and they should appear from the center of the ring
But it’s OK I’ve found a solution
Thank U
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Would be nice to know what your solution was.
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wow, that was an old one!
You’re right, I should have kept you aware of what I did.
As I said some posts earlier, I used Element 3D. I created a circle mask on a solid, extruded it in Element, added a replicator shape “ring” and animated the shape scale in the same time that the particule scale (that was also rotating on itself on the y axis if I remember well)
I don’t have the result right here but I’ll try to find it back and post it
Talk to you the next time I’ll have an issue, it’ll happen soon enough 🙂
Marc
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