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Looking for the Math to capture the 4 corners of a rectangle Shape Layer with Skew applied

Roland Kahlenberg
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Jul 06, 2022 Jul 06, 2022

Looking for the Math to capture the 4 corners of a rectangle Shape Layer with Skew applied. Any math-centric AE folks in the house?

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Mylenium
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Jul 07, 2022 Jul 07, 2022
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Seems AE is simply multiplying the length of the sides with the sinus/ cosinus and compensates the position accordingly. Never really cared much, so I can't offer an exact formula.

 

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