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Feature Request - copy parameter paths for use in expression writing.

Community Beginner ,
Jun 23, 2024 Jun 23, 2024

I write a lot of expressions in a text editor.

 

It would be great if you could right click a parameter and copy the path for use in an expression.

 

For example instead of having to pick whip or brute force figure out something like "thisComp.layer("Animation Controller").effect("Rotation Random Max")("Slider").value",  it would be very useful and efficient to just right click the parameter and copy this path.

 

As it stands I Rube Goldberg it all by creating a dummy expression controller and pickwhiping parameters to it to be able to copy paste the path information.

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New Here ,
Feb 03, 2025 Feb 03, 2025

There must surely be another, more popular request regarding this, right? It's insane to me how this is not already part of AE, as theres quite a lot of programming involved if you're not just moving some text (especially since AE itself is done by programmers).

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Community Expert ,
Feb 03, 2025 Feb 03, 2025

I use a 3rd party expression editor from AE Scripts that automates a lot of the workflow and saves me a bunch of time. I am mobile right now and I don't remember the name, but I will post it later. 

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Community Beginner ,
Feb 07, 2025 Feb 07, 2025
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100% agree this would save imense amount of time and pain.

Also being able to have the expression editor as a dockable window showing the code of the selected property would be amazing, because the expression window can get really tight in the timeline, especially at the bottom.

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