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MP_The_Compositor
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March 22, 2020
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After Effects 2020 - Y-Axis arrow (on camera) does not work in "Top" window.

  • March 22, 2020
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Got an odd problem. Since upgrading to AE 2020, in the "Top" window, the y-axis arrow (of the camera) doesn't work. I can drag on the y-axis in the comp layers but not in the "Top" window. The z-axis and x-axis work fine.
Been actively using After Effects for fifteen years so I'm not a rookie. All my layers are set for 3D space. I recreated my scene three times; one of the recreations was one layer and a camera (no luck). I reset all the settings in After Effects (no luck).
I went back to my other computer with 2018 on it and it works great (as it always used to).
Any hints???
 
 
    Correct answer 9LTStudio

    I just found the grand resolution, make you your camera is in Active Camera. It is located in the bottom right corner of the video screen, to the left of the 1 view. Hope this helps, 2.5 hours later.

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    9LTStudioCorrect answer
    Participating Frequently
    March 12, 2021

    I just found the grand resolution, make you your camera is in Active Camera. It is located in the bottom right corner of the video screen, to the left of the 1 view. Hope this helps, 2.5 hours later.

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      Virginia28946918rhh9
      Participant
      April 17, 2025

      You are god, mate. I gave you my medal

      dparsons85
      dparsons85
      Legend
      May 21, 2020

      I'm having a simliar problem but I can't move on the Z axis when my comp is set to Active Camera, not the Front view. I should be able to drag a 3D null via the z axis handel when viewing though the Active Camera right?

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      Ozzy Otter
      Known Participant
      May 12, 2020

      I am also seeing this issue. Have to switch to different views to move certain axes instead of being able to move all axes from any view as in every previous version of After Effects. I would assume most of us work in 2-views mode when dealing with "3D" in After Effects. That makes this workaround, of course, extremely annoying. The fact that I'm not seeing more complaints about this issue makes me wonder if it is a very narrow platform/hardware/OS specific bug.

       

      I see this issue was initially posted here on March 22. Has there been any progress on this issue? If not, would it be possible to get some sort of acknowledgement regarding this issue?

       

      If it helps I noticed the issue on one of our production iMac Pros, 18 core, 128 GB RAM, still running 10.13.6 High Sierra, Radeon Pro Vega 64 16 GB, Dual Screen setup with LG Ultrafine 5K 27".

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      erics.simmons.401
      Participating Frequently
      May 6, 2020

      Same issue, and it's really anoying and inefficient. Please fix. Thanks! 

      aarong7932520
      aarong7932520
      Participant
      April 17, 2020

      I'm having the same issue. Earlier versions would allow me to move the camera's Y-Axis in top view. But this is no longer the case. I have to switch views which can cause a small production time loss.

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      Rick GerardCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 22, 2020

      In AE 2020, if your camera is in the default position with the Y-axis perpendicular to the top view you cannot move it in Y. The same thing goes for the X-axis in the left or right view and the Z-axis in the front or back view. This makes perfect sense because there are no coordinates that can shift with the movement of the mouse. Angle the camera slightly by moving the point of interest or the orientation on a 1 node camera and you can then move the camera from any axis in any view.

       

      Earlier versions do not have this limitation, Bug Filed.

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