topic Re: Maya/After Effects 3D Coordinates Not Matching in Maya Forum

Maya/After Effects 3D Coordinates Not Matching

bradaschreiber — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:08:35 GMT

Trying to get my head around Maya/After Effects LiveLink 3D Space issues. I have the link working but when I place a 3D Object in After Effects its coordinates do not line up with Maya's coordinates.

I have dragged Locators (renamed Null so After Effects can see them) into After Effects to get the exact coordinates matched up to After Effects- but objects placed at those exact coordinates do not match their relative position in Maya.

How do we get these two to match up? Do I need to switch working space measurements? Thank you.

Re: Maya/After Effects 3D Coordinates Not Matching

sean.heasley — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 15:43:40 GMT

Hi @bradaschreiber

A quick test you can try is selecting your object and to the left of the XYZ fields at the top of your screen there is an options icon, click on it and select Absolute Transform. Then enter 0 0 0 in the XYZ fields and hit enter.

This should completely zero out the objects position then you can freeze transformation, delete history and then try sending it over to AE.

Please let me know if anything changes!

Re: Maya/After Effects 3D Coordinates Not Matching

bradaschreiber — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 18:48:26 GMT

Im not seeing this options menu. Is it in the Attribute Editor?

Re: Maya/After Effects 3D Coordinates Not Matching

sean.heasley — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 19:15:40 GMT

Hi @bradaschreiber

No its at the top of the UI right above the Arnold tab.

Re: Maya/After Effects 3D Coordinates Not Matching

bradaschreiber — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 19:20:00 GMT

Ah- very cool. Thank you Sean!