[Temple16]

Thanks Dave

Yeah, it was the first thing I checked after upgrading to AE7 and I couldn’t find it there. However, I just discovered from playing around that it’s now Shift + Alt + . So I went back to Keyboard Shortcuts and went through the various sections and I still can’t find it there… would have thought it would come under “Keys for moving around the timeline panel” (although technically it’s the timeline frame)… anyway if you’re working with many compositions simultaneously then it’s a good one to know.

Mark

[Temple16]

Thanks Jim

That settles that, if something sounds too good to be true then it probably is.

cheers

[Temple16]

Hi Scott

Sometimes expressions are too tricky for their own good. Have a go at the solution in my first post, I’m positive that you’ll find it easier than trying to sort code.

Regards

[Temple16]

Hi Scott

Sometimes expressions are too tricky for their own good. Have a go at the solution in my first post, I’m positive that you’ll find it easier than trying to sort code.

Regards

[Temple16]

Hi Scott

To make a box that fits together neatly your composition needs to be set to square pixels. Here’s my solution. (it looks long winded, but I just did it as a check before writing the following and it took me about 30 seconds).

1. Create a new composition, any size you like, making sure that square pixels is selected in the pixel aspect ratio dropdown.

2. Create your solid (x200, y200), make it a 3d layer, and position it x0, y0, z-100.

3. Create a null object and make it a 3d layer.

4. Link the solid to the null using the pickwhip.

5. Select both objects and duplicate the pair.

6. Move the duplicates up in the timeline, so that they become layers 1 and 2. (this makes it easier to associate the pairs).

7. Use the pickwhip to link the duplicated solid to the duplicated null. (after duplication the second solid will still be linked to the first null).

8. Open up the rotation props for the second null and rotate 90 degrees.

9. Repeat steps 4 to 8 to create all the sides of your box.
* To rotate the layers into position for the top and bottom use Z orientation.

10. Finally create a new null, make it a 3d layer, and link all the other nulls in the comp to this last null. This gives you a central control point to rotate the box around.

Hope this helps.

[Temple16]

Hi Scott

To make a box that fits together neatly your composition needs to be set to square pixels. Here’s my solution. (it looks long winded, but I just did it as a check before writing the following and it took me about 30 seconds).

1. Create a new composition, any size you like, making sure that square pixels is selected in the pixel aspect ratio dropdown.

2. Create your solid (x200, y200), make it a 3d layer, and position it x0, y0, z-100.

3. Create a null object and make it a 3d layer.

4. Link the solid to the null using the pickwhip.

5. Select both objects and duplicate the pair.

6. Move the duplicates up in the timeline, so that they become layers 1 and 2. (this makes it easier to associate the pairs).

7. Use the pickwhip to link the duplicated solid to the duplicated null. (after duplication the second solid will still be linked to the first null).

8. Open up the rotation props for the second null and rotate 90 degrees.

9. Repeat steps 4 to 8 to create all the sides of your box.
* To rotate the layers into position for the top and bottom use Z orientation.

10. Finally create a new null, make it a 3d layer, and link all the other nulls in the comp to this last null. This gives you a central control point to rotate the box around.

Hope this helps.