Scaling a solid based on location in 3D. Please Help.

[Dan Ebberts]

It’ll be something like this:

minDist = 2337;
maxDist = 2701;

C = thisComp.activeCamera;
P1 = C.toWorld([0,0,0]);
P2 = toWorld(anchorPoint);
d = length(P1,P2);
ease(d,minDist,maxDist,value*1.1,value)

Dan

[Kevin Reiner]

Works like a charm Dan. Thanks so much. I just had to teak the first line a little to get it where I wanted it.

Out of curiosity, how does the last line of your script work? That is the only part that I can’t get my head around completely.

Thanks for everything you do here Dan!
– Kevin

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[Dan Ebberts]

ease() is just one of AE’s built-in interpolation methods. As the first parameter varies between the 2nd and 3rd parameters, the output of ease() varies between the 4th and 5th parameters.

The other flavors are linear(), easeIn(), and easeOut().

Dan