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  • 1.  Xpression scene layout issue

    Posted 01-22-2025 13:37

    Hi folks

    when we build a scene and insert 2 groups within a master group for a two line lower 3rd, it causes one of the groups to become misaligned from the original layout.  is there a reason that this occurs?  or is there an issue that has cropped up for other users?

    any help or suggestions would be appreciated!

    thanks 

    Greg



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    Greg Sherris
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    Assiniboine College
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  • 2.  RE: Xpression scene layout issue

    Posted 01-22-2025 14:24

    Xpression tries to keep things "in place" when you change the hierarchy. Watch the positions in the whole chain. Sometimes it is off in the Math.

    If you have any animations already set, animations might unexpectedly change what you see.

    The more you use the software you will get the feel of building stuff so that doesn't happen, but it still will.

    Double check your animation positions.



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    Azathoth
    Son of Cthulhu
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  • 3.  RE: Xpression scene layout issue

    Posted 01-22-2025 14:29

    Hi 

    thanks for this.  we build it as a what you see is what you get layout - put it in a group and then suddenly layers are not where they are supposed to be whether animations are involved or if the layers are static

    seems a bit odd but we sort of came up with a work-around



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    Greg Sherris
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    Assiniboine College
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  • 4.  RE: Xpression scene layout issue

    Posted 01-22-2025 17:48

    Zero out the new groups, it keeps the maths simple for XPN and you should find it doesn't happen when you drop the items into the groups. 



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    Simon Redmile
    Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
    Ross Video
    Bristol United Kingdom
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