Circle Rig Pro
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Circle Rig Pro is an easy way to arrange layers in a circle in After Effects. Create Image Carousels, Radial Arrays, Circular Designs & Spirals. Add effector, loopable wiggle, time delay & more!
Circle Rig Pro Highlights
- Add effector, loopable wiggle and time delay.
- Easily add, remove and move layers around after creation.
- Add multiple circle rigs.
- Works in 2D & 3D.
- Countless settings for orientation and distribution of layers.
How does it work?
- Select layers and click “+”
-Layers will be parented to a new Null Object, which contains the Effect Controls. - Easily modify:
-Add layers.
-Remove layers.
-Move layers clockwise.
-Move layers counterclockwise.
-Swap position of layers. - Adjust Effect Controls
Main Features
Effector
| Loopable Wiggle
| Time Delay
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Versatile Controls
| Orientation Settings
| Back Side Color
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Examples
- Custom Carousels:
- Choose a Null Object as an Effector to scale/move/rotate the front image of a carousel.
- Advanced 3d:
- Make use of After Effects newly added 3D capabilities.
- Go to Composition Settings > 3D Renderer > Advanced 3D.
- Import 3D models or extrude Shape Layers.
- Particles & Lens Flares:
- Use Light Layers to attach lens flares and particle emitters.
- Keyframe Radius, Offset (degree) and Z Offset to create stunning vortex animations.
- Swarm Like Animations:
- Set the Radius to 0 and enable Wiggle.
- Beyond the Circle-Verse:
- Effector, Wiggle and Time Delay can be used for more than just radial designs.
- You can freely position layers after adding them to a circle rig – think grids, lines & more.
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Description
System Requirements
After Effects 2024, 2023, 2022
- Requirements:
- After Effects CC 22.6.5 (2022) and newer.
- Expressions Engine must be set to JavaScript: Project Settings > Expressions > Expressions Engline > JavaScript
- The easiest way to install “Circle Rig Pro”, is to use the aescripts + aeplugins manager app.
- To install “Circle Rig Pro” manually, copy the file “Circle Rig Pro.jsxbin” AND the folder “Circle_Rig_Pro_Assets” into your “ScriptUI Panels” folder within your After Effects directory:
- WINDOWS: Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects (Version)\Support Files\Scripts\ScriptUI Panels
- MAC: Applications/Adobe After Effects (Version)/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels
- Restart After Effects and run the script by going to Window > Circle Rig Pro.