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Linking Emitter position to parented Layers
O.k. here is my problem
i have a charakter that is connected to a Null (Null 1) that i use to animate the position of the charakter.
This Null is parented to another null (Null 2) that is using a wiggle expression, so that i have seperate control over the wiggle effect.Now i need a particle emitter that follows the whole movement, meaning both the animated position of the Null 1 + the wiggle of Null 2.
I hope it´s clear what i mean, any tips, on how to make that happen?
thank you….
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3 Replies
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You’ll need to use an expression. Something like this:
l = thisComp.layer("Null 1");
l.toWorld(l.anchorPoint);That should give you the location of Null 1 in world units. This can be applied to a property expecting a position. If you’re using Particular then the position is broken into two properties and you’ll need the above on the XY position and the below:
l = thisComp.layer("Null 1");
l.toWorld(l.anchorPoint)[2];on the Z position.
Darby Edelen
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If you’re using Particular then you can link a Light to your first Null, name the light Emitter and select that as the partiocle emitter in Particular.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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Thank you both for you input, this got me to the right direction…
much appreciated!
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