Manipulate Anchor Point

ScriptUI that moves the anchor point of a layer, with options to create a null and/or add anchor point expression and offset it.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Options
• Examples
• Contributing
• License

Installation

1. Download the latest release of the script.
2. Copy the script file (Manipulate-Anchor-Point.jsx) to your After Effects scripts folder:
   • Windows: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects (version)\Support Files\Scripts\ScriptUI Panels
   • Mac: /Applications/Adobe After Effects (version)/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels
3. Alternatively, in After Effects, go to File > Scripts > Install ScriptUI Panel select the script file (Manipulate-Anchor-Point.jsx) and restart After Effects.

Options

• Anchor Point: select the point in the layer where the anchor point will be moved to
• Offset Point: offset to the anchor point from the selected layer position
• Add Null: add null to anchor point
• Parent to Null: parent layer to null
• Add Expression: add expression to pin the anchor to the selected point

Examples

Work in progress.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any ideas for improvement, bug fixes, or new features, please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. You're free to remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially as long as you credit and license your new creations under the same terms. You're free to use this script in your workflow. Do not sell this as a product or iterate upon it and sell.