Shape layer points to a null

[Arn Sweatman]

Is there a way (script) to attached selected Shape layer points to a null?

Thanks

[Roland Kahlenberg]

Your post is incomplete - how do you want them to be attached?

Doesn't normal parenting do what you want?

[Arn Sweatman]

Your reply is incomplete - what part of attaching points(!) to a null confuses you?

• I create a null
• I select Shape points and pick whip to Null (knowing full well this wont work).
• Shock - "Expression error"

If there's no way to do it -- fine.

Save the @#*! attitude, Adobe

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[Rick Gerard · Accepted solution]

There is a script that comes with the latest builds of AE that attaches nulls to paths. There are plenty of options. It is not hard. I do it all the time. Check the help files by searching nulls to paths in the AE search Help field and you'll find: Create Nulls From Paths panel

There is also a video tutorial.

And there are a bunch more that are pretty good.

[Arn Sweatman]

Thanks, Rick.   I'll give that a shot.

[Roland Kahlenberg]

We're mostly volunteers over here. It's not uncommon that not everyone's problem can be solved in a forum. Good Luck.