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javeeda46554275
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Sep 28, 2022 9:38 AM UTC
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There is an issue with Advanced Lightning

I wanted to parent the position of a PNG to the Advanced Lightning effect’s “direction” of strike. However when I try to, I get an error saying that Advanced Lightning HAS no “direction” attribute. I used the pick whip to parent, dragging the PNG’s position to the “direction” in Advanced Lightning. I don’t know if this matters, but I’m using the “two way strike” preset.
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    JohnColombo17100380
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    JohnColombo17100380Community Manager
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    Sep 28, 2022 10:02 AM UTC
    Hi Javeed,

    Thank you for reporting this issue. We can see the same error when pick whipping to the Direction property of Advanced Lighting and will get a bug ticket filed internally.

    In the meantime, there is the workaround of using the index of the property rather than the name. To do this, hold the Alt/Option modifier key while releasing the pick whip. This will create an expression link that works just like the name and avoids the bug while we investigate a solution.

    Thank you again for reporting this issue!
    - John, After Effects Engineering Team
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    ヤマダイ
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    ヤマダイCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    Sep 28, 2022 10:02 AM UTC
    Expression error occurs when you reopen a project after acquiring lightning "advanced" direction

    ・Apply the Lightning (Advanced) effect
    ・Get the "direction" of lightning (altitude) by expression
    ・Reopen the project
    ・Expression error occurred

    稲妻（高度）の方向をエクスプレッションで取得した後aepを開き直すと、エクスプレッションエラーが発生する
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