How to prevent Shape Layer anti-aliasing issues in After Effects

After Effects Shape Layer secret everyone should know.

Anti-aliasing issues occur when the X and Y sizes of a parametric Shape Layer is an odd number.

Take a look at the MP4 for a look-in.

Use the following Expression to ensure your values are always even numbers –
value = Math.round(value/2)*2;

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