Besides the layer-wide Geometry Operators stack, a shape layer's Contents can carry Shape Ops on individual groups, the way After Effects puts a Repeater or Trim Paths inside a shape group. Four are available: Shape Repeater, Grid, Trim Paths and Transform.
How to add one
- Select a shape layer and, in Contents, select the group (with none selected, the top group is used).
- Click the Shape Ops button on the Contents bar ("Add a Shape Op… to the selected group") and pick one.
- The command palette also has Add Shape Repeater, Add Grid, Add Trim Paths and Add Group Transform.
Each Shape Op row can be enabled or disabled, dragged to reorder (or into another group), and right-clicked to Copy Shape Ops, Paste Shape Ops or Reset Shape Ops. An enable dot on the section header turns all of the layer's Shape Ops off while leaving them on their groups. Every number is keyframable.
Shape Repeater
| Name | What it does | Default/range |
|---|---|---|
| Radial | Arrange copies evenly in a circle around the anchor. Hides Offset X / Y. | Off |
| Copies | Number of copies. | 1–256 |
| Offset X / Y | Move per copy. | px |
| Rotate | Rotation per copy. | −360–360° |
| Scale | Scale per copy. | 0.01–4× |
| Anchor X / Y | Point copies rotate and scale around. | px |
| Fade | Opacity toward the last copy. | 0–1 |
Grid
| Name | What it does | Default/range |
|---|---|---|
| Rows | Copies down. | 1–64 |
| Columns | Copies across. | 1–64 |
| Spacing X / Y | Distance between copies. | px |
Trim Paths
| Name | What it does | Default/range |
|---|---|---|
| Start | Where the visible part starts. | 0–1 |
| End | Where it ends. | 0–1 |
| Offset | Slides the window along the path. | −10–10 |
| ⇄ Swap direction | Swaps Start and End, keyframes included, so the path draws the other way without re-keying. | — |
Transform
Position, Rotation, X / Y Scale (with a split/link toggle) and Opacity for the group, like an After Effects group Transform.
Tips
- For stacking, falloffs and the full set of operators, use the layer's Geometry Operators stack instead: see Cloner, Grid and Trim Paths.