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Controlling z axis in layer to bring image to front of the rest
I have 8 layers and I currently have them scaling up as they are passed across like Apple Doc. The issue is as they scale because of the layer order parts of the graphics are hidden beneath the layer objects on either side. So, I need to be able to bring the layers Z axis forward each time it is passed across. I have tried Dan Ebberts script attached but this only works with 1 layer, I am guessing I am missing a parameter in the script to adjust for each layer it’s applied to? Any Help would be great – Dan, if you see this please respond. I’ve attached an example image demonstrating the problem.
below = 0;
for (i = 1; i <= thisComp.numLayers; i++){
if (i == index) continue;
if (thisComp.layer(i).position[1] < value[1]) below--;
}
[value[0],value[1],below]
Regards
Mark
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5 Replies
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What does your scale expression look like?
Dan
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Hi Dan,
Here is the expression –// Scale with control layer
// Applied to scale parameter// Point1 is current layer, point2 is control layer
point1=thisLayer.position;
point2=thisComp.layer("Drag Me").position;// Find the vector between the 2 points
delta=sub(point1, point2);// Now find the length
distance=length(delta);//Remap distance to large scale when near, small when far
linear(distance, 0, 100, [250,250], [75,75]);Regards
Mark
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Something like this should work:
L = thisComp.layer("Drag Me");
point2= L.position;
myMin = 999999;
minIdx = 0;for (var i = 1; i <= thisComp.numLayers; i++){
if (i == L.index) continue;
point1=thisComp.layer(i).position;
delta=sub(point1, point2);
distance=length(delta);
if (distance < myMin){
myMin = distance;
minIdx = i;
}
}
z = (minIdx == index) ? 1 : 0;
[value[0],value[1],z]
Dan
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Hi Dan,
Kind of works, apart it sends the focus page to the back. Looks like there it just needs reversing to go to the front.Regards
Mark
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Yeah, sorry. Change this line:
z = (minIdx == index) ? 1 : 0;
to this:
z = (minIdx == index) ? -1 : 0;
Dan
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