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pathpoint to pathpoint expression
hey,
i got 2 Ellipses and one path with 4 points on the same Shape layer. now i want to connect the first 2 Pathpoints of the Shapelayer to the first and third Pathpoints of the first Ellipse. With the last 2 Pathpoints of the Path i want to do the same with Ellipse number 2. so i tried to write this expression, but i failed.
var targetPath1 = content("Ellipse 1").content("Path 1").path;
var targetPath2 = content("Ellipse 2").content("Path 1").path;createPath(points = [targetPath1[0], targetPath1[2], targetPath2[0], targetPath1[2]], inTangents = [], outTangents = [], is_closed = true)
any suggestion?
cheers
Alex -
4 Replies
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I think you just need to change the way you’re accessing the points on the ellipse paths. From this:
targetPath1[0]
to this:
targetPath1.points()[0]
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Also, I noticed that the 4th point you reference is from targetPath1, but it should be for targetPath2.
Dan
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just wow ☺ thanks Dan
i made this now, and it kind of works.
var targetPath1 = content("Ellipse 1").content("Path 1").path;
var targetPath2 = content("Ellipse 2").content("Path 1").path;createPath(points = [targetPath1.points()[0], targetPath1.points()[2], targetPath2.points()[2], targetPath2.points()[0]], inTangents = [], outTangents = [], is_closed = true)
the Points dont line up very well, do i have a toComp() somewhere?
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ahh okay, i figured out that the expression just reacts to the path but not to the transformation of the Ellipse. Maybe i need to find a way to calculate this in
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