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After Effects expressions library

Transformation

Parent Position Offset Expression

Offsets a layer’s position relative to its parent.

parent.position + [100, 100]

Practical use case

Offsets a layer’s position relative to its parent.

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Transformation

Parent Position Offset Expression

Offsetting a child layer’s position by 100 pixels relative to its parent.

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Transformation

Parent Scale Expression

Increasing the scale of a child layer by 10% compared to its parent layer.

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Transformation

Layer Linking Expression

Linking a child layer’s position to its parent with a slight offset to create a trailing effect.

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Transformation

Center Anchor Point Expression

Aligns other elements (like icons or graphics) to the exact center of a dynamically sized text box, keeping the layout balanced.

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Transformation

Dynamic Text Box

Automatically resizes a background box to fit around changing text, ensuring consistent padding for labels, buttons, or captions.

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Transformation

Parent Rotation Expression

Adding 45 degrees to the parent layer’s rotation to ensure the child rotates at an offset angle.

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