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ryanp94
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May 11, 2023

Distort > Transform > Scale effect param populates incorrectly in expressions

  • May 11, 2023
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  • Issue / Steps / Results
    If you pickwhip the Distort > Transform effect's "Scale" property, it populates as "thisComp.layer("LAYERNAME").effect("Transform")("Scale")".

    This throws the error: "Property or method named 'Scale' in Class 'Effect' is missing or does not exist."

    The param needs to be manually changed to effect("Transform")("Scale     Height") to fix.

  • Adobe After Effects version number: 23.3.0
  • Operating system: Win 10 Home - 21H2
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JohnColombo17100380
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JohnColombo17100380Community Manager
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May 11, 2023

Hi @ryanp94,

Thank you for reporting this issue. The error is due to the name of the Scale property changing when the Uniform Scale checkbox is toggled. If you replace the name "Scale" with the index of the Scale/Scale Height property e.g. "...effect("Transform")(4)", it will not error when the name of the property changes.

 

We're aware of this issue and will be investigated possible fixes for a future version of After Effects.

 

Thanks again for reporting this issue,

- John, After Effects Engineering Team 

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