Auto Select Path Points - Can't Drag Select

[Omer_R]

Hi All,

Since I've installed AE 2018, whenever I try to drag-select several points on a path I created from a shape, it automatically selects the closest point/side of the shape and moves it (even when I click outside the selected shape). Does anyone know how can I turn this option off?

Thanks!

Omer.

[Max in Motion]

This is defimitely still ongoing. I've been using AE professionally for seven years and can confirm it's not user-error. I had an AE shape that I converted to bezier, and was able to lasso points as expected. As soon as I applied keyframes to the shape layer (a simple scale-up), the lasso function stopped working, and instead it would simply select the closest point to the cursor and drag the bezier handles from that.

[Swemba]

This issue is still ongoing 22.0.1. If there are keframes on a shape layer you cannot correctly select multiple points or draw a selection point to select multiple points.

[Sumairex]

I also found the issue in 2022 version, but looks like we don't have to remove keyframes but only need to remove

expression if any added to the layer, then the ability to edits paths become available.

[phoenix_darkdirk]

This is the actual solution - turn 'fx' off for the layer that has the mask (in the layer options area on the left, 4th option from the left), you will be able to drag, or 'marquee' select vertices again.  Turn 'fx' back on, and you will be back to this annoying not-able-to-drag-select issue that everyone has been having.  Can not actually believe that someone was adamant this was a mouse/display driver error.  No matter how long you have been working with a particular software, keep your mind open to new issues, different workflows that may require new solutions. I would suggest that the other user has never experienced this as it was simply not a part of their workflow.  For me the issue was Animation Composer transition presets, but I think any expression-controlled layer effect or system may cause the same issue.

[edanpo]

bro you're jenius!

[RFred]

There are no effects on the layer I am having this issue with. This may fix it in your case but it does not fix this if you dont have an "FX" to turn off.

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