ParametricMeshLayer object

app.project.item(index).layer(index)

Note

This functionality was added in After Effects (Beta) 26.3 and is subject to change while it remains in Beta.

Description

The ParametricMeshLayer object represents a Parametric Mesh layer within a composition.

Info

ParametricMeshLayer is a subclass of AVLayer object. It inherits the following properties and property groups from AVLayer object:

• Marker
• Time Remap
• Transform
  • Anchor Point
  • Position
  • Scale
  • Orientation
  • X Rotation
  • Y Rotation
  • Rotation
  • Opacity
• Layer Styles
• Audio
  • AudioLevels

Example

If the first item in the project is a CompItem, and the first layer of that CompItem is a ParametricMeshLayer, the following checks its type.

var layer = app.project.item(1).layer(1);
if (layer instanceof ParametricMeshLayer)
{
    // do something
}

Attributes

ParametricMeshLayer.parametricMeshType

app.project.item(index).layer(index).parametricMeshType

Note

This functionality was added in After Effects (Beta) 26.3 and is subject to change while it remains in Beta.

Description

For a parametric mesh layer, its mesh type. Trying to set this attribute for a non-parametric mesh layer produces an error.

Type

A ParametricMeshType enumerated value; read/write. One of:

• ParametricMeshType.SPHERE
• ParametricMeshType.PLANE
• ParametricMeshType.CYLINDER
• ParametricMeshType.CONE
• ParametricMeshType.TORUS
• ParametricMeshType.CUBE

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ParametricMeshLayer.parametricMeshOptions

app.project.item(index).layer(index).parametricMeshOptions

Note

This functionality was added in After Effects (Beta) 26.3 and is subject to change while it remains in Beta.

Description

Gets/sets details about the structure of the parametric mesh.

Type

ParametricMeshOptions based on the ParametricMeshType of the layer, as follows.

For ParametricMeshType.CUBE

• parametricMeshOptions.width
• parametricMeshOptions.height
• parametricMeshOptions.depth
• parametricMeshOptions.smoothingAngle

For ParametricMeshType.SPHERE

• parametricMeshOptions.radius
• parametricMeshOptions.sides
• parametricMeshOptions.sliceCaps
• parametricMeshOptions.sliceStart
• parametricMeshOptions.sliceEnd
• parametricMeshOptions.smoothingAngle

For ParametricMeshType.PLANE

• parametricMeshOptions.width
• parametricMeshOptions.length
• parametricMeshOptions.cornerRadius
• parametricMeshOptions.cornerSides

For ParametricMeshType.TORUS

• parametricMeshOptions.ringRadius
• parametricMeshOptions.pipeRadius
• parametricMeshOptions.ringSides
• parametricMeshOptions.pipeSides
• parametricMeshOptions.caps
• parametricMeshOptions.sliceStart
• parametricMeshOptions.sliceEnd
• parametricMeshOptions.smoothingAngle

For ParametricMeshType.CONE

• parametricMeshOptions.topRadius
• parametricMeshOptions.bottomRadius
• parametricMeshOptions.height
• parametricMeshOptions.sides
• parametricMeshOptions.topCap
• parametricMeshOptions.bottomCap
• parametricMeshOptions.sliceCaps
• parametricMeshOptions.sliceStart
• parametricMeshOptions.sliceEnd
• parametricMeshOptions.smoothingAngle

For ParametricMeshType.CYLINDER

• parametricMeshOptions.radius
• parametricMeshOptions.height
• parametricMeshOptions.sides
• parametricMeshOptions.topCap
• parametricMeshOptions.bottomCap
• parametricMeshOptions.sliceCaps
• parametricMeshOptions.sliceStart
• parametricMeshOptions.sliceEnd
• parametricMeshOptions.smoothingAngle

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ParametricMeshLayer.parametricBevelOptions

app.project.item(index).layer(index).parametricBevelOptions

Note

This functionality was added in After Effects (Beta) 26.3 and is subject to change while it remains in Beta.

Description

Gets/sets details about the beveling of the parametric mesh.

Info

Only Parametric Mesh Layers with ParametricMeshType.CUBE, ParametricMeshType.CONE, and ParametricMeshType.CYLINDER have parametricBevelOptions.

Type

ParametricBevelOptions based on the ParametricMeshType of the layer, as follows.

For ParametricMeshType.CUBE

• parametricBevelOptions.radius
• parametricBevelOptions.sides

For ParametricMeshType.CONE

• parametricBevelOptions.topRadius
• parametricBevelOptions.topSides
• parametricBevelOptions.bottomRadius
• parametricBevelOptions.bottomSides

For ParametricMeshType.CYLINDER

• parametricBevelOptions.radius
• parametricBevelOptions.sides

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