Bendio

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Author: Animatable

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Quick Overview

Bend layers. Attach other layers to the bend. Quick and simple

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Better bending

Bendio is a tool for bending layers that goes beyond After Effects’ native bend effects and other bending tools. It's simple to use and it works with any type of layer - rasters, vectors and even Shape Layers.

Bendio’s UI and bend distortion is similar to CC Bend It, but without any restrictive cropping.

Download the original project file for our YouTube promo here and see how we used Bendio to bend everything!!

Click here to instantly download a free, 10-day trial version.

Bend and parent

Bendio is ideal for incorporating bends into chains of parented layers, like character rigs, because you can easily attach other layers to the bend by setting attach points and then generating nulls which follow those points as you bend the layer.

And, because Bendio renders rigid pixels after the end of the bend, you’ll have an un-distorted section at both ends that you can seamlessly integrate with other undistorted layers.

Bendio is a one-off purchase that lasts forever, not a subscription.

How it works

If you’re using raster layers, you'll probably understand how to use Bendio instinctively. For continuously rasterized layers, like Shape Layers, you’ll need to use the Convert To Mask button to get everything to ‘stick’ to the layer.

There's a quick tutorial here, or check out the User Guide

Something you want to ask? Join our Discord community or you can simply email me - I'm always on hand to help folks using our tools.

Bendio by @animatabledotco is amazing! From seeing, to buying, to using it live in a real project was about 3 minutes!


Rickard Bengtsson

Bendio Puts After Effects CC Bend It to Shame.


Lester Banks

Wow, thank you @stevekirby, #Bendio is such a handy tool. I'm currently using it in a project and it just feels super intuitive


Michael Alexander

#Bendio looks like a game changer.


Shinsuke Matsumoto

This is going to be a game changer for me! Amazing work @animatabledotco team!


Oliver Sin

If you've ever tried to bend stuff in After Effects, you know it's not the most intuitive thing to do, esp if you're bending something on a character .


Let me introduce you to BENDIO – watch this vid & wait for the ATTACH LAYERS TO THE BEND and have your


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