: Keeping a common center point on vector objects I have three vector circles drawn in illustrator. I want to clip off sections creating gaps in each and animate them together but at different

@Karen819

You could always create a null with an anchor point where you want it, then pick-whip the various anchor points you need to that anchor point. Should stick then! Also just pick-whipping layers like in the attached image…

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@Miguel516

Unless there is a reason you need to work with an illustrator file on this, it would probably be a better solution to use shape layers.


Create a new Shape layer
Then add an ellipse
Add a stroke to it using the "Add:" dropdown next to the "contents" section of the layer
Add a "Trim Paths" effect from the same "Add:" drop down


You can now animate the start, end, and offset attributes to have the cut out spin around the circle (or just rotate the whole layer). You can create multiple shapes on one layer, use a "repeater", or use multiple layers to add additional rings.

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@Si6392903

Draw a No Fill, No Stroke rectangle perfectly centered around each element that you will later modify. Group them together, but don't ever cut up the rectangle. It will always maintain it's centered node that you can use for alignment.

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