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Hasher22
Inspiring
October 4, 2021
Question

How to free transform a shape layer?

  • October 4, 2021
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Hey guys,

Back into after effects 18.4.1 and I assume free transform short cut has been changed? Back 2 years ago I could easily press shortcuts, i forgot, like SHIFT + Left click a corner and left click without shift and select ONE point in a shape and move that point without affecting the other points.

Now I can't do it. No matter what combo of shortcuts, like double click, Alt+Left click or right click, CTRL + left click or right click, shift etc......

Some tutorials say, right click > Mask and Shape Path > Free Transform points but it's greyed out for m e, even when I create a new shape, its greyed out!

What am I doing wrong? All I want is to freely transform one point of a shape and move it around. This was so much easier a few versions ago!

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nishu_kush
Community Manager
nishu_kushCommunity Manager
Community Manager
October 4, 2021

Hi Hasher22,

 

Glad to hear that you figured it out. Thanks for updating the thread.

Feel free to reach out if there are any other questions.

 

Thanks,

Nishu

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Hasher22Author
Inspiring
October 4, 2021

Edit:
I found it, go to the shape layer > expand > shape layer name > Path 1 > Path and select points by holding down shift.....

Man that was a headache to figure out!

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