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  • bq_Shape Layer Navigator

bq_Shape Layer Navigator

  • Compatibility After Effects
    Please check exact version compatibility under the "COMPATIBILITY" tab below

Author: Barbecue Dad Productions

Availability: No Longer Available

Quick Overview

THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED


Check out TranShape and Shape Layer Toolbar as alternatives

THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED

Check out TranShape and Shape Layer Toolbar as alternatives

 

 

Shape layers are great -- but they can be a pain to navigate. 

That's where bq_Shape Layer Navigator comes in. It lets you blaze through shape layers like a pro. You can:

• Isolate Shape Layers
• Jump Between Shape Groups
• Move Properties Up & Down / In & Out of Groups
• Select Specific Shape Transforms (Stroke Width, Fill Color, etc)
• Expression Link Property Values
• Quickly Rename Multiple Props in Succession

• Select All Shape Groups
• Jump to Next & Prevs Props / In & Out of Groups
• Select Paths, Fills, Strokes, Colors, Shape Transforms
• Select Specific Colors (Matching, Expressions, etc)
• Quickly Edit Multiple Values in Succession
• And more...  

 

 

Customizable Interface

You shouldn't have to look at more buttons than you need -- that's why we made the entire UI customizable.

• Rearrange all buttons
• Show or hide any button
• Icon or text buttons
• Live UI updates

 

 

The Buttons

 Isolate All Shape Layers
- Click to isolate shape layers
- Shift+Click to reset isolation

 Select All Shape Groups
- Click to select all shape groups
- Ctrl+Click to select shape contents
- Alt+Click to deselect non-groups

 Select Prev Shape Group
- Click to select previous shape group
- Alt+Click to jump to first shape group
- Ctrl+Click to jump to prev shape layer

 Select Next Shape Group
- Click to select next shape group
- Alt+Click to jump to last shape group
- Ctrl+Click to jump to next shape layer

 Select This Level
- Click to select all inside same group
 

 Select Inside Level
- Click to select all inside prop group
- Shift+Click to jump to parents

   Jump To Group
- Click to jump to first/middle/last group
 

 Toggle Enabled  
 - Toggle enabled (eyeball icon) 

 Select Previous Property
- Click to selected previous property at same level
- Shift+Click to jump to parent property of selected
- Ctrl+Click to move selected props up in group
- Ctrl+Shift+Click to move selected props out of group 
 

 Select Next Property
- Click to selected next property at same level
- Shift+Click to jump into selected prop group
- Ctrl+Click to move selected props down in group
- Ctrl+Shift+Click to move selected props into below group 
 

 Select Strokes
- Click to select all stroke properties
- Ctrl+Click to select specific 
stroke props (width, color, etc)

 Select Paths
- Click to select all path properties
- Ctrl+Click to select paths w expressions

 Select Fills
- Click to select all fill properties
- Ctrl+Click to select specific fill props
(color, opacity, etc)

 Select Colors
- Click to select all color properties
- Ctrl+Click to select specific color props (matching color, expressions, etc)

 Select Shape Properties
- Click to select all parametric shape properties

 Select Shape Transforms
- Click to select all shape transform props
- Ctrl+Click to select specific transforms
(Scale, Position, etc)

 Edit Value
- Click to edit props in succession 

 Expression Link Values
- Click to link selected prop values
to first selected prop
- Shift+Click to link to last sel'd prop
(props with same value type)
 







 Deselect Props
- Click to deselect properties
- Shift+Click to deselect layers with
no selected props 

 Quick Rename
- Click to rename props in succession 

 




 

  

 

 

 

Tutorial 

  • Buttons Rearrange Automatically
  • Scrollable Panel
  • Text Buttons
  • Rearrange Buttons
  • About
  • Help
After Effects CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014, CC, CS6

1.2  (Current version)  -  Jun 13, 2016

+ Fixed Panel Focus Issue (CS6 and earlier) :: an Adobe bug on some CS6 and earlier installs makes it so when you bring any Script UI Panel into focus (by clicking on it), keyboard shortcuts stop working and do not bring the focus back to the timeline. This means that keyboard shortcuts, like tapping "SS", do not work unless you physically click the timeline or composition panel to bring it back into focus. THE FIX: When using CS6 or earlier, clicking any button automatically brings the composition back into focus, fixing this problem and letting keyboard shortcuts.

+ Fixed Popup Window Issue (CS6 and earlier) :: an Adobe bug on some CS6 and earlier installs makes popup windows sometimes display in random parts of the screen, instead of right next to where you clicked as intended. THE FIX: Popup windows will appear in the center of the screen like a normal dialog window.

+ Fixed "Unable to create temporary image file" Errors (CS6 and earlier) :: an Adobe bug causes these errors for some CC and earlier users when first launching the script, preventing the script from running entirely. It seems sometimes After Effects has issues creating the icon images, and sometimes it doesn't. Go figure. THE FIX: Copy the new folder "bq_ShapeLayerNavigator" to your ScriptUI Panels folder. This folder contains the images needed for the icon buttons, which bypasses this error and allows the script to run normally.

1.1  -  Jan 6, 2016

+ Fixed a bug with preferences not saving between versions for some users. All preferences (button order, which buttons are shown/hidden, etc) now save and remain between launches of After Effects.

+ Fixed a bug that caused the Help/Settings window to hang before opening. NOTE: The "button cheat sheet" has been moved. Two ways to access it:
1) In the Help/Settings window, click the new "Button Cheat Sheet" button at the top of the window
2) Shift+Click the Help/Settings button to open it directly

1.0  -  Jun 17, 2015

Initial Release