Z Anchor point resets

Hi I have created a template in which 6 drop zones are placed on a curve. I have set the z anchor point to -200o and rotated each image by 30+ degrees, this all works well. The problem is when ever you drop a new image into the drop zone the z anchor point resets to zero. This doesn't happen if you offset x and y anchor points Really confused by this

Hi Mark, yes same result! I have found a work around by putting each drop zone into its own group and adjusting the Z anchor point on the group. It works, but it pretty cumbersome and shouldn't be necessary as far as I can tell.

Similar Messages

  • How can I reset the anchor point to its default?

    One of the other guy using my machine screwed up the default anchor point position for text layers & for the life of us, we can't figure out how to reset it back to its default (centered on the text layer).
    Right now, it appears a the bottom of the text layer (bottom left if left justified, bottom right if the text is right justified & bottom center if cerer justified).
    Just to be clear, when typing out a brand new text layer, the anchor point does not appear in the center of the layer, as it normally does. Hitting "reset" in the tranform controls always moves the AP back to this position (ie, if I use the pan-behind tool to put the AP where it needs to be, then hit "reset", the AP moves back to the lower left corner of the layer)
    I'm sure it's got to be some keystroke combination of some kind...
    Anyway, does anyone know how to set it back to its default? It's a pretty big pain to have to manually set the anchor point for every text layer, and I kinda want to leave the "delete-your-prefs" option as a last resort...
    thanks
    D

    As Rick said - there is no way in hell the text ever could have been perfectly centered to begin with. the behavior you are seeing is perfectly normal. Whenever you change the text, the anchor point will respond in kind. Only fixed size text blocks will reverse that principle and fit the content to the bounding box, leaving the anchor point unchanged.
    Mylenium

  • How do you center a title's anchor point?

    I'm sure this is a simple question but I can't find anything in the forums that answer it.
    I have a text title I want to center in the frame (horizontally and vertically, with text center aligned), but for some reason the guides seem to be wrong.  The yellow lines don't meet at the center of the frame, they meet at another point that seems to change randomly.  And the round handle (anchor point?) of the text box appears on the first line of text, rather than the vertical center of the text box.  How do I reset this or change it?  It says my anchor points are at  x 0 y 0, but that doesn't look right.  All I want to do is center all my text boxes (both horizontally and vertically) within the frame.  I hope this makes sense.  Please see images.  Thanks!

    Are you sure that your settings in Video Inspector - Transform - Position  x =  0, y = 0 and not something else?
    I don't think you can set the move handle to be other than under the first line.
    Geoff.

  • Anchor points...

    Is anyone experiencing issues with anchor points in 9.1.3? This is the first time I've come across this issue so sorry if it's been raised before...
    I have an audio track which I am having to chop up to move parts, using anchors really helps with this process but the following is happening on my system:
    1. Cut a region to length
    2. Move the anchor to desired location (The anchor doesn't move once I let go of it, I have to move it twice every time in order to move it)
    3. Move region to desired location
    4. Deselect region
    5. Return to region (The region is in the same position but the anchor has reset to the beginning of the region)
    I don't recall this behaviour in the past but it just seems odd to me!

    Hi,
    I was having a similar problem. I couldn't find an explanation as to what was going on, but when I deleted the region from the arrange window and then dragged the same audio file back into the arrange window from the audio bin, I no longer had any problems with the anchor. I found the solution at the bottom of this (somewhat unrelated) post: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=12240769&#12240769
    Hope that helps if you haven't sorted it already,
    Jaron

  • Pen tool anchor points

    Hello,
    Is there a short cut on Mac or a way to add 1 handle to an anchor point that already has a handle - other than using the convert anchor tool?
    When I use the convert anchor point tool, it resets the previous curve that I had already drawn, and I have to draw out the 2 handles to make the curve I had already made.
    It would be much easier if one could just pull out 1 handle from an anchor point in order to tweak the curve or line.
    Thanks

    Here’s another trick if it is imperative to move only one handle:
    With Smart Guides turned on, drag ruler guides to intersect at the handles.
    With the Line tool draw a line between those intersections.
    Scale that line with the scale tool and Shift held down. It will get longer at both ends.
    Convert the line to a guide (Cmd/Ctrl+5).
    Now you can drag one handle along the new guide and the opposite sector won’t move.

  • How to Change the Location of the Anchor Point

    Hi
    Very new to affter effects.... i was wondering if you guys could please tell me how to move the blue anchor for animation of text please.

    If you just want to move the anchor point on your text layer you can do it by hand instead of going in and manually adjusting it from the transform menu as Dave suggested. 
    However, by what you've written it seems like there may be some confusion about what moving the anchor point actually accomplishes.  So just to clarify, the anchor point, or the small crosshair icon usually in the middle or corner of the layer, is actually a customizable location that essentially dictates the center around which the position, scale and/or rotation values will change when your layer is animated over time with keyframes.
    For example, if you would like to move the anchor point so that your text rotates around a point near the corner of the layer, you can press the Y key to activate the Pan Behind Tool and move the anchor point to the corner.  If you have CS6 you can hold down the Command Key to lock the anchor point to the center, corner or edge of your layer.  A little square will appear around the Anchor Point when it's ready to lock.
    If you've keyframed some of the properties on a layer and would like to temporarily see how your layer looks without messing up any animation you've done on it, simply duplicate the layer by selecting it in the Comp's layer panel and going to Edit - Copy and Edit - Paste.  That way you can do whatever you'd like on the duplicated layer wihout harming your original  Then do one or more of the following:
    A.) You can reset all of the trnsform properties of the layer by clicking Reset.  This will set your layer back to it's default transform settings.
    B.) Or, you can delete all of the keyframes on an individual property by clicking the stopwatch again.
    C.) Also, clicking the light yellow diamond next to the Source Name will delete a single keyframe and the arrows on either side will move the playhead from keyframe to keyframe.  You can of course always delete keyframes manually by selecting them in the timeline and hitting delete.  Holding Shift will snap the playhead to each keyframe.
    I hope this helps and if you're still having trouble I highly reccomend you start here to learn After Effects or go here for additional information.

  • Anchor point for cursor seems off

    It's like the anchor point for the cursor is way off. I can click paint brush, and the paint will show up halfway across the page. If I keep clicking, the painted spot will finally show up under the cursor and I draw. If I move the cursor, and start again, same problem. If I enter text, the text willl appear so far below the picture, I have to zoom out so far, the the picture is a very small square. I grab the text box and move it back up to the picture, zoom back in and finish. If there is more text, I just duplcate the layer, so I don't have to go through the drill again. Example:
    IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img801/4439/photoshopbrushprob.jpg[/IMG]
    [IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img825/7656/texterror1.jpg[/IMG]
    Same problem with drawing a line. I click on the start point, and the line draws itself, off page to the left
    [IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img820/1223/photoshoplineprob.jpg[/IMG]
    My video drivers are up to date, I'm working in Win 7 and CS5

    As for the text: You have a baseline shift of -1000 set and all your otehr values are whacky as well. Reset the type panel. The rest is impossible to make sense of. You need to provide exact system info. could be an issue with your mouse/ tablet driver, could be something else.
    Mylenium

  • How can I use existing anchor point as a new one?

    Can anyone help?
    I'm tracing over a drawing, and I'm trying to use an existing anchor point as an anchor point for another curve. So, from c, I want to click and drag on anchor point b to make a new curve. If I click where b is, then I just delete b. Can I make b my initial anchor point so that I can use it to complete my tooth? When I get to the next teeth Ill have to do the same thing. Has anyone any ideas?

    > Each tooth should be a closed path.
    Why?
    > If I click where b is, then I just delete b.
    Ugh, turn off Auto Add/Delete Anchor Point and watch your rage levels instantly decrease. You can then put your final point anywhere you want, including smack dab on top of B.

  • How do I link to an anchor point  within a web page from within a PDF

    Hello,
    Can someone tell me how to link to an anchor point on a webpage from within a PDF?
    I created a page in Word and when i add my url with the # to reference the anchor eg. www.google.com/web#test1 and test the link it all works fine. I then create a PDF of this same page however the PDF seems to strip out the URL and looks to reference a file #test1.
    Any suggestions, ideas?
    Thanks

    see this post near the top . . . if you're using framesets you will scroll to the bottom of the page to see what they posted there.
    http://forums.adobe.com/message/628872#628872

  • How can I find out the angle of a straight line between two anchor points?

    I would like to extend a line which is at a given angle (not 45,90 degree). Is there a quick and reliable way to do this? or to find out the angle of a segment?
    What I'm doing at the moment is just direct selecting an anchor point and using the visual guides to extend it. I don't think this is exact though so was I wondering if anyone had any techniques for doing this?
    Thanks!

    portfelio,
    Smart Guides are your friends.
    As a general solution, you may:
    1) With the Line Segment Tool ClickDrag between the two Anchor Points (Smart Guides say anchor);
    2) With the appropriate Reference Point selected in the Transform palette, increase the W or H value and Ctrl/Cmd+Enter;
    3) Lock the new auxiliary line;
    4) ClickDrag the relevant Anchor Point of the original line along the extended auxiliary line (Smart Guides say path);
    5) Unlock and delete the auxiliary line.
    After 1), you may also click the Line Segment Tool to see the angle.
    Or,  in a case with a straight path (segment), you may use the Scale Tool:
    1) (Direct) Select the straight path (segment);
    2) Switch to the Scale Tool and Click the Anchor Point that is to stay, then ClickDrag the one to move (Smart Guides say uniform when you are dragging in the right direction).

  • How do I fix my Pen Tool/Delete Anchor Point Tool in Illustrator?

    Problem One - I'm trying to change the form of my shape, and all of a sudden my Delete Anchor Point Tool isn't working. I'm clicking (and zoomed in A LOT) and it's not clicking on or deleting any of my anchor points.
    Problem Two - I'm not sure if it's just the slow speed of my work computer, but I'm trying to trace a shape in a photo that I have locked in the background, and when I click my pen tool it makes the point like 2 to 5 pixels away from where I'm clicking, so I can't precisely trace the shape that I would like to.
    Any tips and help on this ASAP would be great! Getting stuck like this is throwing off my productivity and it's very frustrating!
    Thank you!

    The problem was Google Chrome browser!  As soon as I quit Chrome my pen tool started working again.  I didn't even need to restart Fireworks.  I wonder if it is a conflict with one of my plugins/add ons.  Most likely.
    UPDATE - I did narrow it down to one specific Google Chrome extension.  It was "Google Play Music"

  • Problems with anchor points on Pages 5.2.2

    i have Pages 5.2.2 and Mavericks 10.9.5.  I noticed I could not follow on from a previous paragraph on a simple wordprocessing page.  No inserted tables or media inserts, just straight forward writing.  The hidden symbols shows that it is a 'lollipop ' symbol - an anchor point for objects set to move with text.  The online help instructs to go to the format inspect and choose Arrange.  On my version the latest there are ino STYLE IMAGE ARRANGE boxes.  On the menu there is ARRANGE but everything is greyed out, even when I highlight the text involved.  How do I delete the anchor point, please

    PeterBreis0807 wrote:
    Menu > View > Show Layout/Invisibles
    It is also possible for objects to hang out off the page, try lassoing them with the mouse and command key held down.
    Peter

  • Moving anchor point with arrow keys crashes Photoshop CC

    Hey guys,
    I've recently run into this bug many times while working with shapes. Don't really know what initiates it but it's super annoying as it crashes the PS CC completely without possiblity of recovering the unsaved files.
    The bug appears while working with shapes after file is saved and reopened. Because I use to design pixel-perfect UIs, I work with arrow keys a lot to be sure every pixel is in the right place. So after selecting one or more anchor points of shape and hitting any arrow key (to move it by pixel), photoshop immediately crashes with this super-long description of bug: http://justpaste.it/ccshapecrash
    Dunno why but this occurs very often when handling 1px-thin rectangles.
    Is it only me or has anybody else experienced this as well? Any idea what exactly is causing it or what might be wrong with my config?
    Never seen that kind of error in Photoshop before. It completely destroys my everyday workflow

    I have exactly the same problem and I don't have any solution. I was tried to update the latest video drivers - nothing! Tried to update Photoshop which updates fixes bugs - nothing! The problem continues.
    My OS is Windows 8 64bit, video card Nvidia GT 630. For the case, my Photoshop 32x works better (faster) than the 64x. Why is that ? I hope to have a solution.

  • In Flash CS4, how do you select multiple anchor points across separate layers?

    I am talking about anchor points on a line, not a keyframe. They are also called "handles". I can select the anchor points as "white" quickly, but I can't get them to be "solid"without doing it layer by layer, which is tedious. What I want is way to select lines that are in different layers and get the points I selected in a way similar to the regular selection tool or free transform tool. I have been trying to do this all day and I can't find a good way to do this, and I would appreciate any help.
    Here is an image of what I'm trying to do, but more easily. The lines are on separate layers, but when I select them with the subselection tool I have to go layer by layer selecting the points. I'm trying to look for a very quick way of doing it. When I do select all with the subselection tool on, the anchor points are only "white" and not "solid" as shown below.

    Now you're post was a while ago and I still need a solution, but I have to say this. I didn't mean to be rude to you; it’s just that it doesn’t answer my question I specified in the original post. I know your intentions are good, but it frustrates me when someone doesn’t fully read a post and offers a solution, it sometimes gives a false impression that the problem is taken care of. Example of being "helpful": http://forums.adobe.com/message/2540277    Yes I know there is a “Yes, my question has been answered,” but you know they don’t always select it, and other people know that as well. But you are right; I should probably act a little bit nicer and reiterate what I’ve already said before, I’ll probably get more help from it. It just seems to be a simple feature that seems to be needed to be in the program. I didn't mean it takes forever to move, it takes forever to select multiple anchor points across, let's say 10 layers, so that's 10 different lines on 10 layers. You have to select each layer and then select the anchor points. If there is an away to select anchor points across all layers in one go please tell me. Maybe I was wrong, but I could’ve sworn I’ve seen ideas that were posted on here get taken into Adobe as a suggestion, but yes I submitted it as a suggestion to Adobe, but I wanted to confirm that there was no way of doing it first since it seems kind unbelievable because the regular selection tool works across multiple layers.

  • How to create links in a Muse project to an anchor point with a button created in Adobe Edge?

    Hi everyone , I have created an animated button with Edge Animate, but when I import in my Adobe Muse project I can't link it to anchor points in Muse.
    What is the code?
    Thanks.

    Hi,
    Could you please take a look to this thread and try the suggestion. See if that helps
    How to scroll down to an anchor ?
    Do let me know if you have any question.

Maybe you are looking for