Hide/Show properties with script

[The_Kitty]

Hi, Is there a way to show/hide properties of a layer like hotkey S,T,A,P? Thank !!!

[ConstantinMaier]

Not natively but you can with a rather elaborate workaround. Here's how I do it:

Remove all keyframes on all properties on the layer, then set a keyframe at your desired properties, now execute AE's command to reveal properties with keyframes: app.executeCommand(2387). Afterwards, close your current undo group and undo everything you just did with AE's undo command: app.executeCommand(16). You'll see that the revealed properties still show up in the timeline. This is because certain things in AE's layout cannot be undone with the undo command (which is great for this specific case).

(I'm rather using 'Undo' instead of recreating the keyframes because you cannot store the information for certain keyframes with custom values, e.g. on the 'Curves' effect.)

Some time ago I implemented this type of workaround in a script someone suggested here on the forums. You can check it out here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-discussions/how-to-keep-layer-properties-tab-open-after...

[The_Kitty]

thank you !