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    How to rotate an object around a null while keeping a static orientation.

    Posted by Eric Darnell on October 11, 2011 at 9:08 pm

    I want to achieve a similar effect to the one found at 1:20 of this video. https://youtu.be/DSlY74J6iH8

    The text is rotating on a circular path and its orientation stays static. I other words the text stays upright while following a path or while attached to a rotating null. I want to create a heads up display with the same type of effect.

    Thanks for any insight that you can spare.

    cheers.

    Eric Darnell replied 14 years, 7 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Dan Ebberts

    October 11, 2011 at 9:41 pm

    Put a null at the center of the circle, position the text layer and make it a child of the null, and give the text layer this rotation expression:

    -parent.transform.rotation

    Dan

  • Eric Darnell

    October 11, 2011 at 9:58 pm

    Thanks for the insight. In what part of the text layer do I copy the expression to?

    cheers.

  • Eric Darnell

    October 11, 2011 at 10:00 pm

    I got it! Thanks for your help.

    cheers.

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