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trim path, reverse direction

Community Beginner ,
Jan 26, 2016 Jan 26, 2016

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I'm creating a line animation using trim path feature. the image was created in illustrator. for example. in the animation the line is growing/extendiing from left to right. is it possible to reverse the direction to have the animation go from right to left?? w/o going into illustrator and redraw the line in different way??

no matter what i do with the starting/ending point setting it ALWAYS goes from left to right...

any thoughts??

my illustration is actually a lot more complicated than just one line. so to redraw the whole thing would not be efficient...

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Valorous Hero , Feb 20, 2018 Feb 20, 2018

In AE, just to the right of the Path Property are two buttons. These buttons allow you to reverse the path direction — use it.

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New Here , Mar 31, 2020 Mar 31, 2020

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By clicking on the direction on the stroke (as I have marked on the image), you will change the direction. It happens to me this issue constantly haha :)!

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Community Expert ,
Jan 26, 2016 Jan 26, 2016

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‌If you are animating start then animate end. You change direction by changing the way you animate properties of trim paths.

A quick search of "trim paths" in the search help field at the top right corner of AE  brings up this link: Trim Paths Tutorial: This After Effects feature will change your mograph life!

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Feb 20, 2018 Feb 20, 2018

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You have to rearrange Groups under Contents. Groups on bottom will be animated first.

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Valorous Hero ,
Feb 20, 2018 Feb 20, 2018

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In AE, just to the right of the Path Property are two buttons. These buttons allow you to reverse the path direction — use it.

Motion Graphics Brand Guidelines & Motion Graphics Responsive Design Toolkits

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New Here ,
Sep 18, 2019 Sep 18, 2019

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🙂 Tks!!!

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Explorer ,
Sep 23, 2020 Sep 23, 2020

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I know this is 2 years later, but thank you for this response. This is not the first link I clicked to find this information and rather than question the process you just gave the answer. Seriously thank you - it's dead simple, but easily overlooked when you're in over your head which I am now 🙂

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Feb 20, 2018 Feb 20, 2018

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Contrary to popular belief, bananas stay fresh longer in the refrigerator.

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Mar 31, 2020 Mar 31, 2020

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Screen Shot 2020-03-31 at 12.17.15.png

By clicking on the direction on the stroke (as I have marked on the image), you will change the direction. It happens to me this issue constantly haha :)!

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Sep 17, 2020 Sep 17, 2020

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Amazing. I can't believe it took two years for someone to post such a simple, helpful answer. You rock!

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Showing beats describing every day of the week...   Thanks for the screenshot!

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