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dissidently
dissidently
Inspiring
March 14, 2013
Question

How do I find where a Pick Whip Link goes

  • March 14, 2013
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I've long ago created a bunch of pick whip relationships in a project, and can no longer find where the links go.

If I look at the code it says

content("Ellipse 1").transform.scale

But I have about 100 Ellipses in this project.  And have no idea which one it is.

Is there anyway to back track through the connection?

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Rick GerardCommunity Expert
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March 14, 2013

You should only have one layer named "Ellipse 1" in the time line. If all of them have the same name then the expression would read the change in the layer named Ellipse 1 that is the top copy of the layer named Ellipse 1. If you can not see any layers named "Ellipse 1" in your timeline then click on the "Source Name" and it should change to Layer Name.

dissidently
dissidentlyAuthor
Inspiring
March 14, 2013

I have no layers in this composition, or any other, that are named "Ellipse 1".

"Ellipse 1" is buried in a shape layer somewhere.  I just have no idea which one.  And some of them have Ellipses inside ellipses. 

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Rick GerardCommunity Expert
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March 15, 2013

The expression must be written something like this:

thisComp.layer("Shape Layer 1").content("Ellipse 1").transform.scale

That tells you which comp and which layer Ellipse 1 is in.

An expression that just says content("Ellipse 1").transform.scale will throw an error.

If you have a zillion Elippse shapes in that layer then they should be in numerical order unless you renamed them. Just go to the layer named and then go to the bottom of the Elipse Layers. If the Ellipse is nested inside another ellipse then the same thing appies. Unless you renamed the layers there is only one Ellipse 1 in a shape layer that has a transform.scale property. Elipses nested inside elipses do not have transform properties. Only size and position.

If you have a zillion layers with the same name and you don't know which ones have an Ellipse then use CS6's search feature by deselecting everything in the timeline and then typing in Ellipse. Only layers with Ellipse in them will show up.

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