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Cancelling parent scaling in child

Jul 12, 2011 9:38 AM

Any tips on getting a child to cancel out the scaling of its parent?  The parent in this case scales X and Y differently, And I can't figure out how to anti-scale the child so it doesn't stretch.

 

On the child, I'm trying to do an inverse proportion. (But this obviously applies it to both X and Y the same). Not sure sure how to call specific X or Y scale.

 

 

s = thisComp.layer("Parent").transform.scale;

[(1/s)]

 

 

Is giving me a scalar error (?)

400 Views   3 Replies   Latest reply: Dan Ebberts, Jul 26, 2011 9:48 AM
 
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  • Dan Ebberts
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    1. Dan Ebberts,
    Jul 12, 2011 10:34 AM   in reply to navparker@mac.com
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    Try this:

     

    s = parent.transform.scale/100;
    [value[0]/s[0],value[1]/s[1]]

     

     

    Dan

     
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    2. Navarro Parker,
    Jul 26, 2011 9:33 AM   in reply to Dan Ebberts
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    As always... brilliant! Thank you very much!

     

    I keep thinking variables can only store one number, not a set of numbers that can be selectively plucked out of a series.  Would the programmy term be plucking an element out of a matrix (or is it array?)

     

    If it was a 3D layer, it would be [value[0]/s[0],value[1]/s[1],value[2]/s[2]], right?

     
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    3. Dan Ebberts,
    Jul 26, 2011 9:48 AM   in reply to Navarro Parker
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    Yes, arrays, and yes on the 3D version.

     

    Dan

     
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