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Effect or expression to display a layer’s position values
Does anybody know if there is a way for a layer to display it’s own position values?
To clarify I mean so that the position values are rendered next to, or on the layer itself. Just like on an air traffic control radar. (Please see reference images)
I don’t want to simulate the numbers, I need them to be real and displaying their actual position.
I’m not sure if this has already been looked into, but I can’t find anything on the subject.
Thank you in advance for any enlightenment!
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3 Replies
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You’ll need 2 layers. The moving object and a text layer. On the text layer use the following expression for the Source text property:
p1 = thisComp.layer(“Object”).transform.position[0];
p2=thisComp.layer(“Object”).transform.position[1];
[p1,p2]Replace the word “Object” in the expression with the name of the moving layer.
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To round the numbers you could use this:
p1 = thisComp.layer(“Object”).transform.position[0];
p2=thisComp.layer(“Object”).transform.position[1];
[(Math.round(p1)),(Math.round(p2))] -
Apologies for the late reply! Thank you, that is elegant and fantastic!
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