[Kevin Snyder]

Great! Thank you. That works.

[Kevin Snyder]

Great! Thank you. I appreciate it.

[Kevin Snyder]

Thank you for the feedback Andrei. I appreciate it!

[Kevin Snyder]

Gotcha, that makes sense. Thanks.

[Kevin Snyder]

Thanks, Dan.

So I’m using the code below. From my understanding, if the property is from an effect var myText = “dog” and if the selected property isn’t from an effect var myText should be “cat”? Is that the correct assumption? For some reason, it always returns as “cat”.

var myProp = selectProps.isEffect;
var myText = myProp ? "dog" : "cat";

[Kevin Snyder]

Dan, that works great. Thank you. I appreciate it. I’m trying to wrap my head around what you did to apply it to a version that works on any selected property. It will work with one property selected, but falls apart when I have more than one property selected.

function addSelected(){

var myComp = app.project.activeItem; //Active comp
var selectProps = myComp.selectedLayers[0].selectedProperties; //Selected properties in comp;
var selectProp;
var n;
for (var i = 0; i < selectProps.length; i++){
selectProp = selectProps[i];
if (selectProp.propertyType == PropertyType.PROPERTY){
switch(selectProp.propertyValueType){
case PropertyValueType.OneD:
n = 1;
break;
case PropertyValueType.TwoD:
case PropertyValueType.TwoD_SPATIAL :
n = 2;
break;
case PropertyValueType.ThreeD:
case PropertyValueType.ThreeD_SPATIAL:
n = 3;
break;
case PropertyValueType.COLOR:
n = 4;
break;
default:
n = 0; // just in case
break;
}

}
}
var myLayer = myComp.selectedLayers[0].name; //Get layer name;
var myProp = myComp.selectedLayers[0].selectedProperties[0].name; //Get property name;
var myControl = myProp + " " + "-" + " " + myLayer;//Combine property name and layer name
selectProp.addToMotionGraphicsTemplateAs(myComp, myControl); //Add property to EGP and rename;
app.project.activeItem.motionGraphicsTemplateName = "Master Properties"; //Set template name;
myComp.openInEssentialGraphics(); //Opens comp in essential graphics panel;
}

var selectProp = app.project.activeItem.selectedProperties;
for (var i = 0; i < selectProp.length; i++){
addSelected(selectProp[i]);
}

[Kevin Snyder]

Thanks, Dan. I appreciate it. After some trial and error, I finally have a working script. The current version will add the selected layer’s position to the Essential Graphics Panel. How do I make it run on all selected layers and not just the first one?

app.beginUndoGroup("Add to EGP");

function add(){

var myComp = app.project.activeItem; //Active comp
var selectProp = myComp.selectedLayers[0].position; //Position on selected layer;
var myLayer = myComp.selectedLayers[0].name; //Get layer name;
var myProp = "Position"; //Property name;
var myControl = myProp + " " + "-" + " " + myLayer;//Combine property name and layer name
selectProp.addToMotionGraphicsTemplateAs(myComp, myControl); //Add property to EGP and rename;
app.project.activeItem.motionGraphicsTemplateName = "Master Properties"; //Set template name;
myComp.openInEssentialGraphics(); //Opens comp in essential graphics panel;

}

add()

app.endUndoGroup();

[Kevin Snyder]

I would check out this tutorial. I think it will let you get the job done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4rilThiRDE

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[Kevin Snyder]

Alex,

Thank you for the expression. I appreciate it. It’s nice to get it all on one layer.

Kevin

[Kevin Snyder]

Thank you, Kalleheikki. That sounds like a good way to make it work. I appreciate it.

Kevin