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mushanga75
mushanga75
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January 23, 2023
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How to move a text along a circle path?

  • January 23, 2023
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Hello everybody,

as illustrated in the attached gif, I need to insert a text in each of the five blue blocks that go around the circumference and make the text follow the same position of the blue blocks.

how can I do? one a mask? text animator?

thank you

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R
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Rick GerardCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 23, 2023

I could give you an efficient workflow if I saw the timeline that created the graphic. In simplest terms, create a text layer with a mask centered on the Anchor Point of the text layer, conform the text to the mask, then parent the text layer to a null at the center of your graphic. Also, parent the 5 blue blocks to the same Null. You could also use expressions to drive the rotation and add value + thisComp.layer("your rotating master layer name"). That expression could be applied to every rotating graphic if their anchor point was at the center of the graphic. 

mushanga75
mushanga75Author
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January 23, 2023

i attached the timeline ...

Mylenium
Mylenium
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January 23, 2023

Simply rotate the layer? Not sure why this needs to be more complicated than that.

 

Mylenium

    mushanga75
    mushanga75Author
    Known Participant
    January 23, 2023

    I just haven't considered using the text like this instead of transporting it along a path.
    anyway it's a great idea

    thank you

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