Cylindroid
A simple 2D cylinder shape layer preset
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Requirements: After Effects CC2020
Includes KBar Icon:
Create
From Presets & Effects panel
Drag the preset into your comp to create a new layer with the shapes and controls.
From KBar
Create a shape layer with anything in it (keyboard shortcut Q) then click the appropriate KBar button to replace the shapes and add controls.
Controls
Pretty self-explanatory on these
Size: The radius of the upper circle and the overall width of the shape
Setting the Y size to negative will show the bottom edge
Height: The height of the shape
Anchor Position: sets the location of the layer's anchor point to control how a cylinder expands. Center expands outward, Top expands down, Bottom expands upward. The top and bottom anchors will be set at the midpoints of the upper and lower faces of the cylinder.
Examples
Feedback
Got some ideas on how to make this better? Email me at adam@battleaxe.co
Change log
1.01 - 2019-12-03
Added
Color pickers (top, bottom, side)
Bottom edge when vertical size goes negative (thanks to Jack from 2deadfrog.com)
1.00 - 2019-12-02
Initial release
Last updated