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FREE

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Compatible host app

Adobe After Effects
CC 2021 and newer (including the latest)

Install type

FFX preset/KBar (how to install)

OS support

  • Windows 10 (64-bit) version 22H2 or later

  • macOS Monterey (version 12) or later

Licensing

Free to use for personal and commercial work

Note: A paid license of KBar (not included) is required to utilize the headless button features.

Languages

English

Network connection

No internet connection required

Support

None provided but connect with the community on Discord for more ideas

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Rubberhose

Recipe for a quick character?

1. Soupcan
2. Cute eyeballs
3. Rubberhose arms and legs

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Void

Select your cylinder layers and create controllers quickly with Void. It's more than a replacement for null layers.

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Anubis

Easily render your comp to share how quickly you created an amazing animation filled with complex shapes like cylinders and blow the minds of everyone on your team.

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Quick start

1

Download

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Use the included files to install in any number of ways to help you do your best work.

2

Soupcan.zip/
├─ AEP/
│  ├─ Soupcan-Coin flip.aep (example)
├─ Kbar/
│  ├─ Soupcan.kbar
│  ├─ Soupcan.svg
├─ Soupcan manual.url
├─ Soupcan.ffx

2

Install

Soupcan may be used a few different ways, and there are a few different ways to install based on your workflow.

2

Basic Install

KBar

Preset install

Soupcan.ffx

  1. Open the Ae Effects & Presets panel

  2. Twirl down Animation Presets > Presets and select any preset

  3. Click the ☰ menu at the top of the panel and click Reveal in Finder/Explorer

This will navigate to the presets folder path:

  • OS X: ~/Documents/Adobe/After Effects CC 20xx/Presets/

  • Windows: ~\Documents\Adobe\After Effects 20xx\User Presets

  1. Copy the .ffx file into this path

  2. Switch back to Ae and click the ☰ menu at the top of the panel and click Refresh list

In the Effects & Presets panel search for the new preset or twirl down Animation Presets > Presets > Rubberhose 3

3

Get to work

Soupcan was designed to be simple and intuitive. We hope it fits seamlessly into your workflow and you don't really need these docs to build amazing things.

Please share what you're creating with us on Instagram and Discord.

Manual

Void UI
Void UI

Width

The horizontal size of the shape

Height

The vertical size of the shape

Invert:

  • Toggle the locations of the top and bottom colors

  • Useful when flipping the shape and the motion should continue rather than oscillate

Flip

  • Simulation of rotation along the x-axis

  • Negative values show the bottom edge of the shape

Anchor Position

  • sets the location of the layer's anchor point to control how a cylinder expands. Center expands outward, Top expands down, Bottom expands upward. The top and bottom anchors will be set at the midpoints of the upper and lower faces of the cylinder.

Changelog

Release

1.1.1

1.1.0

1.0.2

1.0.1

1.0.0

1.1.1

Aug 27, 2023

Changed

  • Flip renamed to Tilt

  • Kbar toolbar

  • Kbar button creates a new shape layer before applying the preset

1.1.0

Sep 22, 2020

Added

  • Separate Flip control

  • Invert control for full rotation

Changed

  • Updates to shape layering for more stable drawing at thin sizes

1.0.2

Sep 15, 2020

Changed

  • Renamed from Cylindroid to Soupcan

1.0.1

Dec 13, 2019

Added

  • Color pickers (top, bottom, side)

Fixed

  • Bottom edge when vertical size goes negative (thanks to Jack from 2deadfrog.com)

1.0.0

Dec 2, 2019

  • Initial release

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