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Resize object from another point?
Hi,
Another mental block. How to I resize an object from the top, without it affecting the bottom?
i.e. I have a rectangle shape layer. It sits on an axis of a graph. I want to pull down the top and keep the bottom sitting on the x axis. However, when I pull the handles down on the top, it affects the bottom too, lifting it from the axis.
Olly Lawer
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MR. Lower
Whenever we scale any object, it will affect both the direction along X and Y axis i.e. top and bottom or right and left respectively.
You have to adjust the position of the Rectangle Shape Layer after resizing.
If you want to have this feature then you can go for another way to create rectangle shape.
1. Make a solid layer.
2. Apply Rectangular Mask.Now this will work as a rectangle shape layer and you can change the shape in any direction you want just by manipulating the mask shape.
Vishesh Arora
VFX and Motion Graphics Artisthttps://digieffects.wordpress.com
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Change Anchor Point location to the bottom using the Pan Behind tool.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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Tutor nailed it.
Tom Daigon
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Here’s a ‘name your own price’ script, repositionAnchorPoint that you might find handy for quickly adjusting the anchor point for scaling purposes.
Johnny Cuevas, Editor
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Just curious John – how is that script different from the pan behind tool?
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It’s not really. In prior versions before anchor point snapping, it was a lot quicker to use the script and snap the anchor point to the top of a layer, a corner or center. I still use it and for me, find it a bit quicker to use the script to snap my anchor point to a position rather than try and drag it to where I want it to go.
Johnny Cuevas, Editor
Thinkck.com“I have not failed 700 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.”
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