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karenf1
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July 28, 2016
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Where to find the width & height of a shape I've drawn?

  • July 28, 2016
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I've created a square as a shape / shape layer. I want to know the size of it. I see the info panel has x & y info - but not width / height. Where do i find the width & height of a shape I've drawn? Many thanks - btw cs 5.5

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      ronpaul2012
      Participant
      December 1, 2023

      Why is no one mentioning that when you have (Bezier Path) checked in the op tool bar then your rectangle will not show size properties?

       

      And Adobe wtf lol, why, just why!

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      responsible_moment0D4C
      Participant
      September 24, 2022

      Hi there, i think you don't need answer anymore but i leave my research here for another who get a same idiot problem like us. 

       

      When you create a shape from Shape tool or Pen tool, the size property will not exist. 

      But if you double click a Shape tool, it make a full size compose shape and the size property will exist in pathgroup.

       

      Event you use a shape tool, AE make 2 different closed path with name: Path and Shape Path -..-'.

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        Hunter24475442aej4
        Participant
        September 25, 2022

        Hello Tamh,

        So funny i was wondering tonight the same question regarding dimensions of a shape and I found your answer from yesterday. You're fully right, depending if you created your shape by double clicking or not we can see the size property appaeared. I didn' t know this subtility but it's good to know. Thank you ;)!

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        responsible_moment0D4C
        Participant
        September 26, 2022

        Hi Hunter, 

         

        I have found a reason of this issue. While choosing pathtooth, uncheck bezier path and all of the shape properties will exist when you create a shape.

         

        Regard,

         

         

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        joses27970600
        Participant
        September 24, 2019

        right click on the scale property inside the timeline, a window should pop up where you can change the units of measure and the dimensions.

          viztastic
          viztastic
          Participating Frequently
          November 19, 2020

          This is perfect, should be marked as the answer, simple and straight forward. Thankyou!

            Roei Tzoref
            Roei Tzoref
            Legend
            July 28, 2016

            you can see the properties in the timeline. just toggle the triangles down:

            Shape layers in Ae are very powerful but the interface takes time to get used to. you have to work in a small space in the Timeline and learn how to build hierarchies and be smart about your choices because you can loose orientation pretty fast.

            make sure you read through here:

            Overview of shape layers, paths, and vector graphics in After Effects

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              karenf1Author
              Known Participant
              July 28, 2016

              Roei - thanks you again for your help.

              I actually looked there (S) but only saw/now see the percentage it's at. FI- 100%.

              And you're not kidding about the Shape Layers. I keep feeling so dispirited by their complexity - so thank you so much for the help!

              I bet you wouldn't believe that I watched the Chrs/Trish Meyer Shape Layers video in it's entirety!

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              karenf1Author
              Known Participant
              July 29, 2016

              No Sarcasm! I needed to put a smiley face in there  I need to know how to get lost because I teach students and knowledge is power! when someone comes up to me with a messed up situation, I feel happy when I can help them get out of it. so honestly thank you I was already prepared to write to you that apparently cs5.5 doesn't have too many shapes parameters when you wrote again and it occurred to me you did not see it because you used the shortcut to see the scale and that results in missing parameters.


              Well, again, thank you. And BTW - you know what was really basic but hard to learn? The difference between precomposing & nesting. It occurred to me yesterday - that precomposing should really & logically be called postcomposing. Because you are already in a pre-existing comp. Whereas nesting is something you do before - you drag comps into another "preexisting composition, hence "pre". Certainly - I could be mistaken - but it was an "aha" moment for me. Hopefully one I got right!?! Believe it or not I'm really very skilled with many programs and html & css - but I've never seen a program so complex and unintuitive as AE.

              BTW -I'll bet you're a great teacher!

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