Two functions that help visualize Path points and their tangents. Due to the way After Effects works, we use two versions of this function. Fast has better performance, but Slow is more accurate.
They are located in the Extra Tab → Vis Path.
<aside> ⚠️ Any expressions slow AE down a bit. The performance will decrease depending on the number of points per Path. So be careful with very detailed shapes. It may take time to add all the shapes. Delete unnecessary shapes to speed up the work.
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This function adds expressions that will not reduce performance very much.
Shapes will track the position of points in the layer but will not be able to correctly track tangent rotation and layer scaling.
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This switch button to the right of Vis Path (Fast) will switch Path tangents visualization.
This version adds some additional expressions to track layer rotation and scale. But be careful on the Path with an enormous number of points. It dramatically slows the performance of AE.
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If shapes are located in the wrong place after applying the scripts, it's a problem with the transform offset.
We developed the Reset Shape tool to correct Path points' position.
