RepositionAnchorPoint

Allows you to reposition the anchor point of the selected layers around the layer edges while keeping the layers at the same position in the comp window.

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RepositionAnchorPoint

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This script allows you to reposition the anchor point of the selected layers around the layer edges while keeping the layers at the same position in the comp window.

Note: The download includes two archives. Version 2.5 is compatible with CS3 and version 3.1 which is compatible with CS4 and above.

Version History:

v3.2 – Resources folder has been put in parentheses, CS5 compatibility 08/2010
v3.1 – 02/2010
- support any type of layers, including text layers, layers with masks and shape layers (multiple masks or shapes on the same layer is also supported)
- support any type of transformations (rotation, scale, parenting, 2d/3d, etc)
v3.0 – 01/2010
- user interface redesigned
- handles any prior transformation to layers (scale, rotation, 2d/3d,
  etc), and every pixel aspect ratio
- supports every alignment in case of text layers
- CS4 only, Mac & PC
v2.5 Initial release on aescripts.com (CS3 compatible) – 08/2009

: RepositionAnchorPoint UI v3.2

: RepositionAnchorPoint UI v2.5 (CS3)

Last updated August 25th, 2010
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Tags: Anchor Point, CS3, CS4, CS5, Layers, Reposition

Charles Bordenave

About the author

My name is Charles Bordenave and I am currently located in France. I started working with After Effects in 2005, when I was a PhD student in computer science at Montreal. My interest quickly converged to expressions and scripting. Nowadays I'm regularly hired on a freelance basis by production studios focussed on tv broadcast, cartoon animation, motion graphics or cinema. My job usually consists of developing customized automation tools for After Effects.

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9 Comments

elitwin (Reply to this comment)
January 29, 2010

Any way to make this work on rotated 3D layers?
Charles Bordenave (Reply to this comment)
February 2, 2010

v3.0 supports rotated 3d layers (and more generally any kind of transformation)
Arnaud (Reply to this comment)
February 8, 2010

Does not seem to work with shape layers….
elitwin (Reply to this comment)
February 8, 2010

Wow! Thanks Charles – awesome work! This makes so many things easier. Can’t wait to use it when laying out projection mapping solids. It’s like C4D Axis Center tool for AE. A must have.
Craig Wall (Reply to this comment)
February 9, 2010

If I have previously purchased this script…how can I download without purchasing again?
- Lloyd Alvarez (Reply to this comment)
  February 9, 2010
  
  Just set the price to zero in the cart and you’ll be able to download the script for free.
Jim Sphar (Reply to this comment)
May 27, 2010

Is v3.1 compatible with CS5?
- Lloyd Alvarez (Reply to this comment)
  June 4, 2010
  
  Yes, just finished testing 3.1 on CS5 and it works fine.

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