v1.3.x Motion Boutique Connect Layers PRO
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Connect your After Effects layers with dynamic lines
Connect your After Effects layers with dynamic lines! Create rope, spanning tree, triangulation with a single click. Customize the look of your lines on the fly using the powerful features of our plug-in interface.
It was originally created to visualize Newton2 joints but as you will see, it can do much more.
Connect your layers with dynamic lines
Create lines that are dynamically linked to the layers using powerful path expressions. No keyframes at all!
Create rope, spanning tree and triangulation with a single click!
Then customize the look of your lines on the fly using the powerful features of our plug-in interface!
Curviness
Customize the curviness of your lines!
Connect Layers PRO offers a wide variety of styles of curviness: steps, arc, bezier, Penner easing curves, and dynamics.
Connect Layers PRO offers a wide variety of styles of curviness: steps, arc, bezier, Penner easing curves, and dynamics.
Arrowheads
Square, circle, triangle, or add your own arrowhead!
When you trim your connection, the arrowheads follow the ends of the line.
When you trim your connection, the arrowheads follow the ends of the line.
Dynamics
Choose one of the 3 powerful curviness features to add a natural feeling to the motion of your lines.
Presets included!
Presets included!
Colors & Gradients
Stroke and fill colors support both solid and gradient colors.
Trim, Dash, Offset…
Repeater, Round Corners, Twist, Wiggle, Zig Zag. They’re all here!
The power of shape layers, minus the headache.
Connect Layers PRO is based on the powerful After Effects shape layers system, but you can control the settings directly from the plug-in interface.
The power of shape layers, minus the headache.
Connect Layers PRO is based on the powerful After Effects shape layers system, but you can control the settings directly from the plug-in interface.
3D World
Last but not least, Connect Layers PRO also works with 3D layers.
A Great Companion for Newton 3
Use the power of Newton 3 to make stunning animations: create realistic ropes, soft objects and much more!
Connect Layers PRO curviness presets map
Description
System Requirements
After Effects 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018
Note on Compatibility
Connect Layers PRO uses the path expressions introduced in AE CC 2018. Therefore, the plug-in requires AE CC 2018 or later.
AE CC 2019 has introduced a new expression engine called “Javascript”, which is generally faster than the old “Legacy ExtendScript”. Since the plug-in makes intensive usage of expressions, we recommend you to use AE CC 2019 (or later). In the File->Project Settings dialog, click the Expressions tab, and change the Expressions Engine option to “Javascript”. Please note that projects saved in previous versions of After Effects default to Legacy ExtendScript.
AE CC 2019 has introduced a new expression engine called “Javascript”, which is generally faster than the old “Legacy ExtendScript”. Since the plug-in makes intensive usage of expressions, we recommend you to use AE CC 2019 (or later). In the File->Project Settings dialog, click the Expressions tab, and change the Expressions Engine option to “Javascript”. Please note that projects saved in previous versions of After Effects default to Legacy ExtendScript.
Change Log
1.3.4 – Oct 19, 2022
– fixed a bug (introduced in the previous version) in the Dynamic Verlet option
1.3.3 – Oct 17, 2022
– added an option that allows you to flip the direction of the Step connection
– updated aescripts licensing framework
– updated aescripts licensing framework
1.3.2 – Mar 17, 2022
– updated licensing framework to the latest version
1.3.1 – Feb 7, 2022
– added support to Apple Silicon architecture
– updated licensing framework
– updated licensing framework
1.3 – Nov 3, 2021
Changes: AE 2022 compatibility.
1.2 – Apr 9, 2021
– replaced ui icons with text when those icons failed to be loaded properly
– updated the licensing framework with the latest version so the tool is compatible with AE Beta and the next public release of AE
– updated the licensing framework with the latest version so the tool is compatible with AE Beta and the next public release of AE
1.1 – Nov 13, 2019
– Updated licensing framework
– Notarized the plug-in to satisfy macOS Catalina (10.15) requirements
– Notarized the plug-in to satisfy macOS Catalina (10.15) requirements
FAQs
Tutorials
Create a Ball & Rope with Newton & Connect Layers
MOGRAPH TUTORIALS | ALENA explains how to make a ball & rope in Motion Boutique Newton and Connect Layers PRO for After Effects.
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