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Nabin_Barik4435
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Sep 16, 2025 7:48 AM UTC
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issue with anchor point placing

Hello Guys, When I am drawing a shape , a anchor point shoing in its center,but when I am clicking outside the shape another anchor point is showing in the center of the Sequence, Now the problem is when I am rotating or scaling , the rotation is happening accourding to the sequence centered anchor point. Same problem with text also. Kindly help me how to fix this.

Stan Jones
Stan JonesCorrect answer
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Sep 16, 2025 11:47 AM UTC

@Nabin_Barik4435,

 

> Same problem with text also.

Rotation happens around the anchor point, and text poses special problems, because the default anchor position is never in the middle. To rotate text around its center, move the anchor point to the middle and rotate using the control in the Text section of the Effect Controls. For example, if you use the rotation in the Vector or Video sections, their anchor points are in the middle of the entire frame, and the text box will rotate around the frame center.

 

When moving the anchor point, hold down Ctrl/Cmd to get dotted red lines showing you the middle.

 

Note that text is in one of two Text Layer Types, Point or Paragraph. They behave differently, and their anchor points are located differently. For this post, just recognize that when dealing with text, work in the Text/Transform section, and look at the Anchor Point location.

 

Stan

 

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Stan Jones
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Stan JonesCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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Sep 16, 2025 11:47 AM UTC

@Nabin_Barik4435,

 

> Same problem with text also.

Rotation happens around the anchor point, and text poses special problems, because the default anchor position is never in the middle. To rotate text around its center, move the anchor point to the middle and rotate using the control in the Text section of the Effect Controls. For example, if you use the rotation in the Vector or Video sections, their anchor points are in the middle of the entire frame, and the text box will rotate around the frame center.

 

When moving the anchor point, hold down Ctrl/Cmd to get dotted red lines showing you the middle.

 

Note that text is in one of two Text Layer Types, Point or Paragraph. They behave differently, and their anchor points are located differently. For this post, just recognize that when dealing with text, work in the Text/Transform section, and look at the Anchor Point location.

 

Stan

 

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    Nabin_Barik4435Author
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    Sep 20, 2025 5:33 PM UTC

    @Stan Jones 

    Thanks Stan for your Valuable reply, Problem resolved for text, Just one question , is there and setting by which anchor point will be centered of the text by default?

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    Stan Jones
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    Stan JonesCommunity Expert
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    Sep 20, 2025 8:06 PM UTC

    @Nabin_Barik4435,

     

    > is there and setting by which anchor point will be centered of the text by default?

     

    I don't think so. 

     

    Stan

     

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    Ishan Y
    Ishan Y
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    Sep 16, 2025 10:07 AM UTC

    Hey Nabin,

    Sorry for the trouble. This graphic has two different rotation parameters. Please ensure that you're adding keyframes to the shape properties. I've attached a screenshot to explain this. The best way to do this would be to select the shape (as shown in your first screenshot) and use the Properties panel to add the keyframes.

     

    Thanks,

    Ishan

    Please tag me (@) in your replies so that it notifies me and helps me respond promptly.
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    Nabin_Barik4435Author
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    Sep 20, 2025 5:30 PM UTC

    @Ishan Y 

    Hi Ishan, Thanks for your valuable reply to me. Even scaling using transform scale option after selecting the shape same thing happening ,even scaling using properties panel by selecting the layer in timeline and selecting the object in programm window. Screen shot added.....Kindly help me to resolve the issue...

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