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Adobe Employee
Sep 28, 2022 9:39 AM UTC
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Want to place Anchor points to specific locations (up/down/left/right) or short cut key to locate th

Want to place Anchor points to specific locations (up / down / left / right) or short cut key to locate them

I want to be able to easily switch the position of the anchor point of a shape or text layer to the center or edge etc.

テキストシェイプレイヤーのアンカーポイント の位置をデフォルトで簡単に中央や端に移動できるツールを実装して欲しい

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JohnColombo17100380
Community Manager
Community Manager
Dec 4, 2024 3:39 PM UTC

Hi all! As pointed out by the great @Szalam, this feature is now available in public Beta builds of After Effects. More details and discussion here in the Beta forums: https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-beta-discussions/feature-focus-quick-set-anchor-point/td-p/14907345.

 

Thanks again your requests for this functionality!

- John, After Effects Engineering Team   

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Szalam
Community Expert
Community Expert
Dec 4, 2024 3:09 PM UTC

This feature is now in the public beta of After Effects! The shortcut is shift+tab or you can click the anchor point icon thingy in the Properties Panel.

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Stefan_Gallego
Inspiring
Sep 28, 2022 10:07 AM UTC
Should be [Alt]+Arrow Key
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Using AE since 2004
Known Participant
Sep 28, 2022 10:07 AM UTC
use some scripts.. Many of them are available.. ("precomp anchor repo" for example)
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BLPVFX7
Participant
Sep 28, 2022 10:07 AM UTC
Another third party option. Should be standard in application, though.
https://aescripts.com/repositionanchorpoint/
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Known Participant
Sep 28, 2022 10:07 AM UTC
A fantastic plug in called Move Anchor Point 4 already does this and doesn't cost much ($5 dollars). A great tool!!

https://www.batchframe.com/tool/move-anchor-point-4/
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Adobe Employee
Sep 28, 2022 10:07 AM UTC
I think that what you can do now is "move the position with the mouse operation" and "⌘ + click" to place it in the center

I want to prepare tools more quickly and intuitively.

Thank you
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Warren Heaton
Community Expert
Community Expert
Sep 28, 2022 10:07 AM UTC
How does this request differ from the current Pan Behing (Anchor Point) Tool?
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Adobe Employee
Sep 28, 2022 10:07 AM UTC
Hi!

Changing the position of the anchor point is important when creating motion graphics. As a request, I want a shortcut or UI panel other than the center.

For example, motion tools 2.
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Participating Frequently
Sep 28, 2022 10:07 AM UTC
This is already possible. Use the pan behind tool (Y) and move the anchor point. Hold cmd/ctrl to snap it to edges or center.

I don't know of a shortcut key for moving it directly to corners or edge centers, but you can already center the anchor point using cmd alt home.
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