Repeater effect with problem

Question

I want to create the hour markers for a clock. To do this, I created a rectangle with a Shape Layer and used the repeater effect with the settings below.

The clock has 12 hours, so dividing 360º by 12 we have 30. This means the repeater will rotate 30º between each marker to complete the clock's full circle.

The problem is that the markers aren't perfectly aligned. The 12-hour marker should be aligned with the 6-hour marker, and the 3-hour marker should be aligned with the 9-hour marker. But is there a problem causing this misalignment.

I'm using the latest version of After Effects, which was recently updated. This issue already occurred in the previous version.

Can anyone tell me where I'm going wrong?

jenkmeister17177426 · Answer

This is related to the shape transform anchor point. It may need to be adjusted to adjust for the shape itself. I can't see your Rectange 1 transform, but I'll assume you've rotated back the 30 degress. If you then adjust the anchor point for the shape transform, you should be able to get the hour markers to align.

You may also be able to save yourself some time by finding the Analogue Clock Animation Preset which has a bunch of this already setup.

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