# ⚙️ Settings

## AEC4D-PRO: The Settings Tab

## Path to After Effects

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The dropdown will be populated with all After Effects Versions found on your system.\
If no version is found, you can specify a path manually by selecting `Choose...`&#x20;

## Time-Settings

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* **Project Preview Range**
* **Render Settings / Classic AEC**
* **Current Frame**

## Size: \[ 100cm = 100px ]

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Define a Size between \[ 1...30.000 ] for your Nulls or Shape-Layers.

## Anchor Point to Center

Say you have a \[50, 50] Shape/Null. By default the Anchor Point will be placed at \[0, 0].\
When this option is enabled the Anchor Point will always be at the center of the Shape/Null i.e. \[25, 25].

## Auto-Scale

Uses the "Bounding-Box" of the Object. \[X, Y] for the Size.\
As Null-Objects have no "Bounding-Box", the `Object > Radius` will be used.

## Add as Shape-Layer

Insert Shape-Layers instead of Null-Objects.\
Keeps the project clean, man...:star\_struck:&#x20;

## Export Marker

This will export Markers if found in the Cinema 4D Document.

{% hint style="warning" %}

* **AE > CC 2017**
* Setting Markers via Script was added in After Effects 14.0 (CC 2017)
* Setting Marker Duration was added in Cinema 4D R17 / R18
  {% endhint %}

## Only-PSR

Let's you **only export** Position, Scale and Rotation Data. If you have changed something in After Effects and you don't want your Size, Color or Font-Style to be changed with the next Export, use this option.

## Bake Mograph

Make sure to enable this option, if you want to export Objects using either Mograph, Generators or Effectors.

## Reset to Default

Simply resets your Settings to default.

## Import Passes:

By **default** the path from your *Render-Settings: Regular Image 'File...'*  is used to search for Multipasses and Footage... ( c4d tokens and relative paths will automatically be converted. ) However, you can also specify your own path by **enabling** the checkbox.

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