After Effects Plug-ins

Aescripts penpal v1.5.0 Free Download

By ranjan kumar

April 21, 2023 2 Min Read

BOSS YOUR BEZIERS WITH OVER 40 PATH EDITING FUNCTIONS MISSING FROM AFTER EFFECTS.

Precisely move points in their ‘true’ space
Align and distribute points
Rotate tangents by a set amount, like 45º or 90º
Snap points to pixels
Flip paths precisely
Simplify paths with too many points
Zero individual tangents
Reverse path direction (the actual order of the points, not just the timeline toggle)
Match the angle or length of tangents
Break a path in two, or join two into one
And more

LEARN MORE

The Penpal User Guide is the most thorough way to learn everything Penpal can do. You can also access it from within Penpal itself – just click the Hamburger and then the Help… button.

Click the Try button at the top of this page to instantly download a 10-day trial – it will only load paths with 10 points or less. Purchase a license to unlock the full version.

Penpal is localized for Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

Penpal is made by renderTom and Steve Kirby for Animatable.

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1.5.0 (Current version) – Nov 11, 2022

Added:
– “Points: Mirror Path on axis” function buttons
– “Tangents: Move” function buttons
– “Points: Snap” button accepts ALT modifier key to also snap tangents.
– “Points: Move” button accepts ALT modifier key to leave tangents in place.
– Toggle button in Preferences to display tangent coordinates as absolute or relative.

Changed:
– “Points: Break” function now also works with only one point selected.
– “Points: Toggle paths open/closed at selected points” only opens closed paths with 2 points selected, and does not alter points when closing open paths.
– Selected paths are now thicker in Points and Tangents tabs UI.
– Little UI arrows for dropdowns are disabled.

Fixed:
– “Points: Snap” no longer zeros tangents if no points are selected.
– Panel no longer listens to keystrokes it doesn’t use (re-enabling various other keyboard shortcuts).