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August 15, 2024

Position does not update in new comp on layer with relative property links.

  • August 15, 2024
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(See attached video.)

 

When I copy a layer with relative property links, then paste to create a new layer with those property links, then duplicate the comp, the duplicate layer does not update.

 

Steps to encounter the bug:

  1. Create a layer.
  2. Copy with relative property links.
  3. Paste to create a new layer with relative property links.
  4. Duplicate comp.
  5. Change a property of the original layer in the new comp (position, in this case).

 

The position of the duplicate layer does not update; it remains frozen in place

 

It should instead "follow" the original layer.

 

Curiously, the position property in the layer stack does show that the property is updating properly; it is merely not updating visually.

 

I have several third-party plug-ins installed; ask if you need specifics.

 

I am running After Effects 24.5.0 (Build 52) for macOS Sonoma 14.6 on a 2021 MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Max chip and 64 GB of memory.

 

 

2 replies

Participant
August 16, 2024

Interesting! Same for me. Good to know—thanks for sharing. That can be a band-aid for now, till this is resolved.

Kyle Hamrick
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 16, 2024

I was able to reproduce this behavior, and agree it should be working as you assume. 

Doing pretty much anything to the "child" layer seems to kick it into gear (like nudging it with arrow keys, for example) Updating the layer name of the "parent" updated the expressions on the "child," and also got everything functioning properly.