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May 24, 2022
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Anchor Point Issue

  • May 24, 2022
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Anchor Point is 612, 360 according to timeline data. When you change the Anchor Point value to 0, 0 only still moves not anchor point. How to explain this? Which (0 , 0) anchor point means? video is attached  

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Correct answer Rick Gerard

The Anchor Point tool, sometimes called the Pan Behind tool in the toolbar, moves the Anchor Point around the layer without changing the position so that you can change the center of the scale and rotation properties. Notice the Position change as you move the Anchor Point. This makes it far easier to move the transition point around the layer so you can get a layer to scale from the left edge instead of the center of the layer or rotate a 3D layer from the left edge to simulate a page turn. 

 

If you change the Anchor Point in the timeline, the Position property does not change, so the layer moves. This also makes sense and sometimes is an efficient workflow. If you want to move a layer around in the Composition panel, use the selection tool (v). If you want to change the location of the Anchor Point without changing the layer Position, use the Anchor Print tool (y). If you change the Position or the Anchor Point tool in the timeline, the layer's position will change in the Composition frame. I use the timeline when I need to use math to precisely adjust the Position or the Anchor Point. If I need to change the center of rotation or scale, the most efficient workflow is usually to use the Anchor Point tool to move it around. If you turn Snapping on, the Anchor Point will snap to the center of an edge, the center of the layer, or the corners. 

 

I hope this helps. 

 

 

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Rick GerardCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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May 25, 2022

The Anchor Point tool, sometimes called the Pan Behind tool in the toolbar, moves the Anchor Point around the layer without changing the position so that you can change the center of the scale and rotation properties. Notice the Position change as you move the Anchor Point. This makes it far easier to move the transition point around the layer so you can get a layer to scale from the left edge instead of the center of the layer or rotate a 3D layer from the left edge to simulate a page turn. 

 

If you change the Anchor Point in the timeline, the Position property does not change, so the layer moves. This also makes sense and sometimes is an efficient workflow. If you want to move a layer around in the Composition panel, use the selection tool (v). If you want to change the location of the Anchor Point without changing the layer Position, use the Anchor Print tool (y). If you change the Position or the Anchor Point tool in the timeline, the layer's position will change in the Composition frame. I use the timeline when I need to use math to precisely adjust the Position or the Anchor Point. If I need to change the center of rotation or scale, the most efficient workflow is usually to use the Anchor Point tool to move it around. If you turn Snapping on, the Anchor Point will snap to the center of an edge, the center of the layer, or the corners. 

 

I hope this helps. 

 

 

    MahaB82A
    MahaB82AAuthor
    June 1, 2022

    Thanks for the explanation.

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    Rick GerardCommunity Expert
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    May 24, 2022

    The Anchor Point is the center of transformations. On a footage layer, the Anchor Point is in the layer center by default. For Text Layers and Shape Layers, the anchor point is at 0, 0 by default. Text Layers and Shape layers can be any size so setting the Anchor Point to 0, 0 makes sense because you usually want to rotate or scale shape layers around the center.

     

    The Position property is the position of the Anchor Point. If you use the Pan Behind tool (y) and click and drag on a layer's Anchor Point you can adjust the position of the anchor point without moving the layer in the composition. The Position values will change, but the position of the layer in the comp frame will not change. This is useful if you wish to scale a layer from the bottom edge or rotate one from the top left corner. 

     

    I hope this helps. 

      MahaB82A
      MahaB82AAuthor
      May 25, 2022

      It is confusing. You can see when I move the Anchor Point (AP) it's coordinates are changing in the timeline. In regular position its coordinate is (960, 540) when I changed it to (0, 0) only still moves not AP. Video is attached.  

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