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  • Rotation with Opacity

    Posted by Melissa Franch on April 20, 2023 at 6:33 am

    Good morning,

    I want to make a layer have opacity 0 or 100 depending on the rotation of another layer. It is like a cover that is behind a spinning object.

    I have solved it like this:

    var rotationAvatar = thisComp.layer(“Control General Avatar”).transform.yRotation;

    if (rotationAvatar > 52 && rotationAvatar < 310) {

    100;

    } else if (rotationAvatar > 52 + 360 && rotationAvatar < 310 + 360){

    100;

    } else if (rotationAvatar > 52 + 720 && rotationAvatar < 310 + 720){

    100;

    } else if (rotationAvatar > 52 + 1080 && rotationAvatar < 310 + 1080){

    100;

    } else {

    0;

    }

    But this way I only have 3 laps solved.

    I think I would have to do a for, but I am not able to solve it.

    I would also like to have the possibility that the opacity does not jump from 0 to 100 at once but does a little interpolation.

    Any ideas?

    Brie Clayton replied 1 year, 12 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
  • 3 Replies
  • Dan Ebberts

    April 20, 2023 at 4:55 pm

    Play around with this:

    var rotationAvatar = thisComp.layer("Control General Avatar").transform.yRotation%360;
    if (rotationAvatar < 181)
    ease(rotationAvatar,52,82,0,100)
    else
    ease(rotationAvatar,280,310,100,0)
  • Melissa Franch

    April 25, 2023 at 7:51 am

    You are magic! Thanks!

  • Brie Clayton

    April 25, 2023 at 3:03 pm

    Thank you again, Dan!

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