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Z space position offset in only negative direction with radial fall off
Expressions Gurus,
Kindly help me out;
I need you to point to how i can assemble an expression that can do this:
Imagine a composition with many small 3D squares making up a grid facing the camera. I would want them to be offset radially from the z=0 through -(negative direction only ) such that those in the middle are offset /closer to the camera from their z=0 position and those on the sides a little closer to ther z= 0.Below is an illustration as seen from the top AE view
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—.camera.-> ₩
It would be super awesome if the expression also arranged the layers in a gridlike arrangement on the xy axis.
Any help is more than appreciated. I do know basic to medium level expressions but want to go deeper into the abyss so bring the big guns if needed.Rockie Ssengonzi
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UGANDANE
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1 Reply
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This might get you headed in the right direction:
maxDisplacement = 100;
maxRadius = 500;C = thisComp.layer("Camera 1");
v1 = C.toWorldVec([0,0,1]);
v2 = toWorld(anchorPoint) - C.toWorld([0,0,0]);
a = Math.acos(clamp(dot(normalize(v2),v1),-1,1));
d = length(v2)*Math.sin(a);
zDisp = easeOut(d,0,maxRadius,maxDisplacement,0);
value - [0,0,zDisp]
Dan
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