Can’t move/convert shape anchor points when keyframes enabled

[Michael Szalapski]

What exact version number of CC?
I’m not following your workflow. Are you trying to adjust the keyframes in the composition panel? What happens if you try to add keyframes or adjust them in the timeline panel?

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[Chris Vo]

Thanks for your reply, Michael.

AE CC 12.2.1.5

I’m trying to adjust the anchor points of my path/shape. I set 2 keyframes so I can interpolate between them using a slider for an animation. I am able to adjust/move/tweak the anchor points of the path when I don’t set the keyframes but once I set the second keyframe I am no longer able to adjust/move/tweak the anchor points like one would normally do.

Is that any clearer?

The animation is a shape path of a windy river that is getting larger/smaller as water levels increase/decrease. Can’t do a simple scale because it is a obtuse object and gets all disproportionate. Therefore I thought the best way is to interpolate between a “small” version of the river shape path and a “large” river shape path. The problem is that I need to make more tweaks to the shape of the river path but since I’ve set the slider (to test animation) I’m no longer able to adjust the anchor points.

Thanks again,

Chris

[Chris Vo]

Update*

I now know that having an expression for the path is the cause as to why I can’t adjust the vertices after-the-fact. I have to remove the expression in order to adjust the path vertices.

Is this just how it is?

Thanks,

[Brian Charles]

[Chris Vo] “Is this just how it is? “

It depends on the expression. Coordinates may be set exclusively by the expression or can use the layer value plus the expressed coordinate.

eg:

x = sliderValue;

OR

x = value + sliderValue

the latter would still allow adjustment of keyframes.