Connect Layers PRO

Connect your After Effects layers with dynamic lines! Create rope, spanning tree, triangulation with a single click. Customize the look of your lines on the fly using the powerful features of our plug-in interface. Apple Silicon Native

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  $49.99
  • Free Trial
Description
Mobo Super Suite the amazing bundle!

Connect Layers PRO is part of the amazing

Mobo Super Suite.

Connect your layers with dynamic lines

Create lines that are dynamically linked to the layers using powerful path expressions. No keyframes at all!
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Create rope, spanning tree and triangulation with a single click !
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Then customize the look of your lines on the fly using the powerful features of our plug-in interface !

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Curviness

Customize the curviness of your lines !
Connect Layers PRO offers a wide variety of styles of curviness: steps, arc, bezier, Penner easing curves, and dynamics.
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Arrowheads

Square, circle, triangle, or add your own arrowhead !
When you trim your connection, the arrowheads follow the ends of the line.
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Dynamics

Choose one of the 3 powerful curviness features to add a natural feeling to the motion of your lines.
Presets included !
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Colors & Gradients

Stroke and fill colors support both solid and gradient colors.
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Trim, Dash, Offset...

Repeater, Round Corners, Twist, Wiggle, Zig Zag. They’re all here !
The power of shape layers, minus the headache.
Connect Layers PRO is based on the powerful After Effects shape layers system, but you can control the settings directly from the plug-in interface.
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3D World

Last but not least, Connect Layers PRO also works with 3D layers.
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A Great Companion for Newton 3

Use the power of Newton 3 to make stunning animations: create realistic ropes, soft objects and much more !
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Connect Layers PRO curviness presets map

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Quick Start

Try it for Free !

The 7 days trial version is fully functional, but the number of supported layers is limited to 3 and the Add to Existing Connection option is disabled.

Note on Compatibility

Connect Layers PRO uses the path expressions introduced in AE CC 2018. Therefore, the plug-in requires AE CC 2018 or later.
AE CC 2019 has introduced a new expression engine called "Javascript", which is generally faster than the old "Legacy ExtendScript". Since the plug-in makes intensive usage of expressions, we recommend you to use AE CC 2019 (or later). In the File->Project Settings dialog, click the Expressions tab, and change the Expressions Engine option to "Javascript". Please note that projects saved in previous versions of After Effects default to Legacy ExtendScript.

Upgrade Notice

If you previously purchased the old "Name Your Own Price" version of Connect Layers you can apply 20% of what you paid as a discount towards this version. For example, if you paid $20 then you will get a $4 discount. Simply login to the same account and the discount will be automatically applied. If you have questions or need assistance please open a support request

Discussions

Want to talk about it?

Head over to r/aescripts to chat with fellow users about this product.

Need Support?

Please open a support ticket to be connected directly with the author of this product

Version History

1.3.4 -

Oct 19, 2022

- fixed a bug (introduced in the previous version) in the Dynamic Verlet option

1.3.3 -

Oct 17, 2022

- added an option that allows you to flip the direction of the Step connection

- updated aescripts licensing framework

1.3.2 -

Mar 17, 2022

- updated licensing framework to the latest version

1.3.1 -

Feb 7, 2022

- added support to Apple Silicon architecture

- updated licensing framework

1.3 -

Nov 3, 2021

Changes: AE 2022 compatibility.

1.2 -

Apr 9, 2021

- replaced ui icons with text when those icons failed to be loaded properly

- updated the licensing framework with the latest version so the tool is compatible with AE Beta and the next public release of AE

1.1 -

Nov 13, 2019

- Updated licensing framework

- Notarized the plug-in to satisfy macOS Catalina (10.15) requirements

1.0 -

Jun 18, 2019

Initial release

Compatibility

After Effects

2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018

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