BAO Joint

Rig a layer to 2 different parents in After Effects. It will create a "joint" between them and distort accordingly.

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Description

The easiest way to connect a layer to 2 parents with automatic distortion in After Effects

Rig and join layers in After Effects allowing them to have 2 parents.

Joint Demo

Features

  • Link a layer to 2 parents
  • Perfect to add to your IK rig for arms, legs, etc
  • Add "Squash & Stretch" with user definable strength
  • Definable Bezier Tension and midpoint
  • Accurate motion blur including distortion
  • Avoid self-intersections
  • Super fast rendering
  • Fully native plugin

Quickstart Tutorial

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Version History

1.0.4 -

May 10, 2022

Added an option to manage large textures.

1.0.3 -

Apr 19, 2022

Fixed a M1 compatibility issue (Mac)

1.0.2 -

Oct 24, 2019

Fixed a notarization issue (Mac only), updated licensing code and added 16bits support (both Mac and Windows).

1.0.1 -

Aug 6, 2018

Added a user's guide.

1.0 -

Aug 5, 2018

Initial Release

Compatibility

After Effects

2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014, CC, CS6