After Effects Quick Tip: How to Easily Center Anchor Points (Text & Shapes) - 362

In this After Effects mini-tutorial, you'll learn how to quickly and easily center anchor points for both text and shape layers. We'll cover multiple methods, including a handy shortcut, using the Pan Behind tool, and a simple menu command. Plus, I'll show you a preference setting that will automatically center anchor points for all new shape layers. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced After Effects user, this tip will save you time and frustration.
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[@passion_proh-jects]

Thank you for this - it covers anchor points of the shape layer - but what about the paths ON the shape layer? You can have many shapes on 1 shape layer, called paths. If I have a square path and a circle path on 1 shape layer, how does 1 snap the anchor point of only the circle path to the center of the circle, without using Pan Behind to 'eyeball' the center point? Tried searching on Google but always get results for Shape Layer Anchor Point, not Path ON shape layer anchor point. Make sense?

[@OctopusEffects]

Hi @passion_proh-jects, thank you so much for your feedback and the idea for this tutorial. I understand your question about centering anchor points for individual paths within a shape layer. You're absolutely right, this is a different scenario that wasn't covered in the video. I'm looking into solutions for this and will try to make a follow-up video soon! Stay tuned!"

[@IamNotAwakeYet]

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[@OctopusEffects]

❤️ Right back at you!
Glad you found the tutorial helpful!