rotation expression

[Piotr Wilk]

If you want to restrict angles only to positive numbers, you can add simple math expression to your pick whipped numbers expression. Something like this:
Math.abs(thisComp.layer(“arrow”).transform.rotation)
where “arrow” is your layer with numbers.

I hope it helps 🙂

Best regards,
Piotr.

[Jason Yardley]

I tried this
Maths.abs (thisComp.layer)(“Type 190”).transform.rotation and didn’t work the Type 190 is the layer with the numbers plug in?

[Jason Yardley]

Where do I add this piece of expression do i make a new line and add it under the pickedwipp expression or do I replace the pickedwipp expression?

[Piotr Wilk]

You should put your current expression on a layer with the numbers plugin (Type 190) inside brackets of the function: Math.abs(). Your statement seems to have the closing bracket missing and additional “s” in Math name. Probably it should look like this:
Math.abs ( thisComp.layer(“Type 190”).transform.rotation )

Best regards,
Piotr.

[Jason Yardley]

This is my procedureI pickwhipp the numbers value on the Type 190 layer to the Rotation on the Arrow layer a expression comes up on the Type 190 layer I paste the new expression over the old expression it doesn’t work Am i doing something wrong?

[Piotr Wilk]

I’ve made a quick composition and exported a screen of my setup. Look if it’s the same in yours, maybe I’ve misunderstood you somewhere… You seem to do the same as I wrote…

Best regards,
Piotr.

[Jason Yardley]

Yea cracked it just took a while for me to get my head around it Many thanks

[Piotr Wilk]

You’re welcome 🙂
Glad to hear, the problem is solved.

Best regards,
Piotr.

[Dan Ebberts]

I’m wondering if maybe it should be like this:

r = thisComp.layer(“Type 190”).transform.rotation%360;
r < 0 ? r + 360 : r

Otherwise you’ll get different values for the same orientation, depending on whether you got there by going clockwise or counter clockwise.

Dan