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Move nearby objects when an object expands
Hi – I have a few objects that I would like to interact with one another but never touch, essentially pushing away from each other when one moves. When one object increases in size, the others move accordingly, maintaining the same distance away from each other that they started with.
Is there some expression that says “Object X always stays 25 pixels away from all other objects”? In my example, each of the 4 shapes will need to expand/contract at some point. See image below.
Thanks!
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3 Replies
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Try this:
leadPos = thisComp.layer("leadObj").transform.position[1];
leadSize = thisComp.layer("leadObj").height * (thisComp.layer("leadObj").transform.scale[1]/100);
selfSize = height *(scale[1]/100);
offset = 100;
if(index < thisComp.layer("leadObj").index){
y = leadPos - leadSize/ 2 - selfSize/2 - offset;
}
else{
y = leadPos + leadSize/ 2+ selfSize/2 + offset;
}
[value[0], y]; -
Did something very similar here, although the boxes scaled along y-axis only:
https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/2/1065542
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Thanks guys! I’ll be able to derive something from the second example. It’s very similar to what I’m trying to do, and I’m only scaling along the y-axis.
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