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Point To A Layer

Calculates the angle between two layers and points one to another.


target = thisComp.layer("Target");
targetPos = target.toWorld(target.anchorPoint);
delta = targetPos - thisLayer.position;
radians = Math.atan2(delta[1], delta[0]);
radiansToDegrees(radians);

Point To A Layer

Practical use case

Aligning a layer to always face a target layer.

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