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point 3D layers towards the camera (Y-axis)
Hi all,
I’m in the middle of creating a scene where a camera (on a path) passes several 3D layers. On the 3D sprites is a .png mapped of a figure. Is there a simple way to make the 3D layers automatically rotate around their Y-axis so the mapped figures appear to be looking at the camera while it passes by ? It seems a huge work to achieve this by manually adjusting the parameters of the layers…
To illustrate my problem I posted a screenshot of a part of the animation.
https://users.telenet.be/ziepe/ae/progress.jpgThanks in advance for the reply!
Sven
ps: using After Effects CS3, CS4 is at my disposal if needed.
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4 Replies
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Found the answer to my question. This can be easily done by using the Layer/Transform/Auto-Orient command.
Thanks in advance.
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motionscript is a good site to advance in using expressions,
and it has the script you need !veel plezier
cya,
Jan
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This site illustrates a potential problem with auto-orient, and provides a solution:
https://www.motionscript.com/design-guide/auto-orient-y-only.html
Darby Edelen
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https://magazine.creativecow.net/article/building-a-3d-world-in-after-effects
Here are some techniques to stretch 3d capabilities of ae to the next level…check all of his tutorials,5 cows…
Happy compositing!
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