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  • Making bezier path size text reactive

    Posted by Tamara Boyne on January 23, 2025 at 1:22 pm

    Hello,

     

    I’m wondering how to go about making a bezier path shape layer change length in relation to my text layer. I can achieve this with a rectangle shape layer just fine, but i’m having to change to a bezier path as it needs to be slightly angled at the end. Any help would be appreciated, thanks! 🙂

    Yoan Boisjoli replied 3 weeks ago 2 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Yoan Boisjoli

    January 23, 2025 at 1:58 pm

    Hi Tamara! Do you have a screenshot of the bezier path you could share with us?

  • Tamara Boyne

    January 23, 2025 at 2:26 pm

    Sure! Essentially I just need the path to auto size in relation to the text length that sits above it, thanks!

  • Yoan Boisjoli

    January 27, 2025 at 2:32 am

    Hi Tamara! Thanks for the screenshot!

    Question: Have you tried the “Create Nulls from Path” option in After Effects? It automatically generates a null object for each point on your Bézier path, which can be very helpful! From there, you can dynamically link the nulls to react to the text layers.

    If you think you’ll do this kind of action a lot of times, then I’d recommend going with tools like Pins & Boxes or Smart Rekt.

    Let me know if you need anything else !

  • Yoan Boisjoli

    January 27, 2025 at 2:39 am

    Here Tamara, I had a bit of time so I made a simple set up with the “create nulls from path”. Lemme know if it works for you and if you understand or have any questions.

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