A path can be stretched over a movement using this script.
Tip: The faster way to add Path expression. The script will automatically find all Paths on the selected layer and add expressions to them.
<aside> ⚠️ This function would work only on the Path property and animation on the whole Layer Position, not in Group Transforms.
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This option changes the strength of how the shape deforms over the movement.
Smooth change the range of deformation.
Points stretch changes the number of points involved in deformation, depending on the direction of movement.
Time offset changes the moment when the path would begin to stretch relative to the actual time.
These two options allow manually changing the Path rotation and its position relative to the Path center. To change this center, try to use our Reset Shape tool.
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To make the form more natural or expressive, we can adjust tangents deformation over the movement.
Also, we put inside optional elastic animation just because we can
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Try to avoid too fast and sharp speed graph
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If you notice the wrong stretch direction, try to check the Rotation value