: AE: Parent Element to a point of a path? I want to parent an element (pre-compose) to one of the points on a path. Imagine a line that has two paths. I want to parent an object (say, a

@Alves566

You'll want to go and download Chris Green's Script Vertex to Point. Then depending on your object you can use that along with Null Objects and Pick Whips to achieve your desired effect.

If your entire line is moving and you want it to track the entire line, not just a vertex then you could do it without the script just by using Null Objects and Pick Whip.

Another way without needing a script, if its a straight line, would be to use Null Objects and Generate Beam. The Beam becomes your line while giving you full usage of X/Y coordinates to Pick Whip to.

Vote Up Vote Down

@Hamm6457569

It's not easy to tell from the question exactly how you have things set up, but it sounds like you're trying to animate an object along a path.

The simplest ways to do this would be to either a) copy the path and use it as the animation path for the object, or b) animate a null object along the path and parent the leaf to that.

Vote Up Vote Down