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Layer Order Script
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I was wondering if anyone had a link to a script that would reorder my layers based on their X position. I am trying to animate 80 red dots popping up individually to indicate branch locations of a bank and the client wants them to animate across the state from left to right. Trouble is, they are not in order now and I figured that a script could easily do this. Anyone have a script that could acheive this? Thanks.
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This seems to work:
var myComp = app.project.activeItem;
var myLayer;
var myLayerArray = [];
myLayerArray[0] = myComp.layer(1);
var gotIt;for (var i = 2; i <= myComp.numLayers; i++){ myLayer = myComp.layer(i); gotIt = false; for (var j= 0; j < myLayerArray.length; j++){ if (myLayer.property("position").value[0] < myLayerArray[j].property("position").value[0]){ myLayerArray.splice(j,0,myLayer); gotIt = true; break; } } if(! gotIt) myLayerArray[myLayerArray.length] = myLayer; } myLayerArray[0].moveToBeginning(); for (var i = 1; i < myLayerArray.length; i++){ myLayerArray[i].moveAfter(myComp.layer(i)); } Dan
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Worked like a champ. Muchas gracias!
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Hey Dan,
Is there a way to make this script work with selected layers instead of all the layers in a Comp?
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Lloyd,
Would the layers need to end up in the same slots? I mean, if you selected layers 3,6,7, and 9, would the sorted layers need to be in those slots?
Dan
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Interesting.. I hadnt considered that. I would probably select layers in a group without a break between the layer order, but I guess if i selected in a weird order it would be good if they ended up in the same slots..
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Interesting.. I hadnt considered that. I would probably select layers in a group without a break between the layer order, but I guess if i selected in a weird order it would be good if they ended up in the same slots..
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