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Arrange layers in a radial rig with custom controls for animating in 2D and 3D.

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Installation Instructions
Controls for Texture Looper, an Adobe After Effects script created by Jake Bartlett

How to Use Roundabout

Basics

  1. Select the layers you want to distribute
  2. Click the Roundabout button
  3. A Roundabout Controller null is created, and selected layers are distributed radially around it
  4. Adjust the effect controls on the null to customize and animate the arrangement
Controls for Texture Looper, an Adobe After Effects script created by Jake Bartlett

2D Controls

  • Influence: Blends between original and radial positions
  • Radius: Distance from center
  • Arc: Degrees of arc to fill (360 = full circle)
  • Start Angle: Where the distribution begins
  • Orient to Center: Rotates layers to face outward from center
  • Random Offset: Adds position randomness
  • Random Rotation: Adds rotation randomness
  • Random Seed: Changes the random pattern
 
Controls for Texture Looper, an Adobe After Effects script created by Jake Bartlett

3D Controls

When using 3D layers, you get additional controls:

  • Tilt X: Tilts the arrangement plane forward/back
  • Tilt Y: Tilts the arrangement plane left/right
  • Random Offset X/Y/Z: Per-axis position randomness
  • Random Rotation X/Y/Z: Per-axis rotation randomness
 

Behavior

  • Automatically detects 2D vs 3D layers and applies the appropriate controls
  • Remove layers from the rig by selecting rigged layers and clicking the Roundabout button
  • Add layers to an existing rig by selecting them with the Roundabout Controller and clicking the Roundabout button
  • Layer stacking order determines distribution order
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Installation

Copy the Roundabout.jsx file into your After Effects ScriptUI Panels folder, then restart After Effects.

  • OSX: /Applications/After Effects #version#/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/
  • Windows: /Program Files/Adobe/Adobe After Effects #version#/Support Files/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/

Changelog

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1.0.3

Released: 2026-01-15

  • Fixed a bug preventing some users from using Roundabout
1.0.2

Released: 2025-12-18

  • Updated to allow offset of layer rotation when using orient to center
1.0.1

Released: 2025-12-18

  • Updated to handle separate position dimensions
1.0.0

Released: 2025-12-16

  • Initial Release