[Griffin Englander]

Assuming you only want the frame to be frozen when the positions match.. I think this works.

a = thisComp.layer("Layer2").transform.position[0];
b = thisLayer.transform.position[0];
v = framesToTime(30);
if (a==b) v else value;

[Griffin Englander]

You could always just animate the xscale of the shape.

[Griffin Englander]

If you’re already creating another layer to reference it, what’s so wrong with using a copy of the pre-comp?

[Griffin Englander]

You’re a legend Kevin. Works a charm.

Thank you!

[Griffin Englander]

Okay, little updated.

I’ve found I can accomplish it, if I separate the words by another “_” and use this expression

thisComp.name.split(“_”)[1]+(” “)+thisComp.name.split(“_”)[2]

Is there a way for the expression to look for the number of underscores, and array them as such?

[Griffin Englander]

Thanks for the reply Dan,

Sorry I shouldv’e been more clear. My end goal is for the text to show “Comp Name” or whatever it would be named.

Basically looking for a Capital and inserting a space between. Ie. JobNumber32A_JobCalledBob, would return “Job Called Bob”

This doesn’t feel very possible but worth a shot.

Cheers

[Griffin Englander]

Have you tried Grow bounds?

[Griffin Englander]

Firstly, everyone please forgive me for bumping such an old thread. But some wizardry on this would be amazing.

Same as above at the core. I have a bunch of triangles rotating around the screen, each rotation is from a different edge of said triangle, so the anchor point has to move with it. The anchor point adjustment happens in the shape’s transform property, the rotation is on the layer’s property…

I basically have a checkbox for each point it can be (1 of 3) and being in a static position works fine. The problem is keeping up with the new location after each rotation, if that makes any sense.

Any help here would be great.

Thanks!

[Griffin Englander]

I’m also confused, but you’ve got a subtract mask still inverted. Essentially making it an Add mask again. You want it your back windscreen to be just straight Subtract. Is this what’s tripping you up?

[Griffin Englander]

That does it! Thanks!