{"id":93937,"date":"2017-08-23T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=93937"},"modified":"2017-08-22T10:50:10","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T15:50:10","slug":"create-interconnected-icons-after-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/create-interconnected-icons-after-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating an Interconnected Icon Tree in After Effects + 30 Free Icons"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"learn-how-to-make-an-interconnected-icon-tree-using-30-free-animated-icons-in-after-effects\">Learn how to make an interconnected icon tree using 30 FREE\u00a0animated icons in After Effects.<\/h2>\n<p>To build\u00a0an interconnected icon tree, you first need some icons. You may choose to draw and animate your own, but in this tutorial, we\u2019re using\u00a0the excellent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketstock.com\/free-after-effects-templates\/technicons-free-animated-icons\/?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=video&amp;utm_content=Interconnected-Icons&amp;utm_campaign=07-2017-youtube-video\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Technicons freebie pack from RocketStock<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"get-30-free-animated-icons-from-rocketstock\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"bt bt-big\" title=\"RocketStock Technicons\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketstock.com\/free-after-effects-templates\/technicons-free-animated-icons\/?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=video&amp;utm_content=Interconnected-Icons&amp;utm_campaign=07-2017-youtube-video\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">GET 30 FREE ANIMATED ICONS FROM ROCKETSTOCK<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>After you\u2019ve downloaded or created your icons, import them into your AE project.<\/p>\n<p>We will also be using a script called <strong>Connect Layers from Motion Boutique<\/strong>. It is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aescripts.com\/connect-layers\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">here<\/a>\u00a0at pay-what-you-want pricing. The script does a lot of math that connects layers with shape layer lines.<\/p>\n<p>Now that you have all your assets, let&#8217;s get started.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-u7lGYrzYHs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"make-individual-icon-comps\">Make Individual Icon Comps<\/h3>\n<p>Each icon should have\u00a0its own composition. Start by dragging the first icon you intend to use onto the new composition icon in the project panel. This will <strong>create a composition<\/strong> the exact size, duration, and frame rate of the source files.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94094 size-full\" title=\"Creating an Interconnected Icon Tree in After Effects + 30 Free Icons \u2014 New Composition\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Make_Icon_Comp.gif\" alt=\"Creating an Interconnected Icon Tree in After Effects + 30 Free Icons \u2014 New Composition\" width=\"755\" height=\"73\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Inside the new composition, we will use the <strong>Time Stretch<\/strong> to speed up the .mov file.<\/p>\n<p>Select the layer, and in the top menus, go to <strong>Layer &gt; Time &gt; Time stretch<\/strong>. Enter a value of 50 to double the speed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94098 size-full\" title=\"Creating an Interconnected Icon Tree in After Effects + 30 Free Icons \u2014 Time Stretch\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/time_remap.gif\" alt=\"Creating an Interconnected Icon Tree in After Effects + 30 Free Icons \u2014 Time Stretch\" width=\"755\" height=\"317\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the .mov layer shortened, we want to <strong>trim the composition to that new layer\u2019s length<\/strong>. Set the playhead at the end of the layer, and <strong>hit \u201cn\u201d to set the work area\u2019s end<\/strong> at that point, and then trim the composition to fit the new work area.<\/p>\n<p>This container is also where we want to add a background circle for our icon to sit on, to separate it from the background. <strong>Make an ellipse by double-clicking on the shape layer ellipse<\/strong> with no layers selected (otherwise you\u2019ll make a mask or shape on an existing layer).<\/p>\n<p>Twirl into the contents and ellipse parameters to access the ellipse size. <strong>Set keyframes at 0 frames and 20 frames for [0,0] and [350,350] respectively<\/strong>,\u00a0and adjust the value graph in the graph editor as you see\u00a0below to achieve a popping-on look. Don\u2019t worry that the circle goes beyond the outside of the composition.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94099 size-full\" title=\"Creating an Interconnected Icon Tree in After Effects + 30 Free Icons \u2014 Set Keyframes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Technicon_Graph.jpg\" alt=\"Creating an Interconnected Icon Tree in After Effects + 30 Free Icons \u2014 Set Keyframes\" width=\"755\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Technicon_Graph.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Technicon_Graph.jpg?resize=300,203 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Technicon_Graph.jpg?resize=277,187 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Technicon_Graph.jpg?resize=359,243 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Technicon_Graph.jpg?resize=543,368 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Technicon_Graph.jpg?resize=560,379 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Technicon_Graph.jpg?resize=150,102 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re only making a network of one type of icon, then you\u2019re done. But otherwise, you will need icon comps with different contents. <strong>First, rename your composition something you will remember, then duplicate it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open the duplicate and <strong>swap out the source of the .mov<\/strong> for another by selecting the layer to replace, holding alt, and dragging from the project window. Then <strong>rename the composition and repeat<\/strong> as necessary.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"putting-it-together\">Putting It Together<\/h3>\n<p>Create a new composition that is the <strong>same frame rate as your earlier comps \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0for us that\u2019s 29.97. This is the composition where everything will come together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drag out your first icon to the timeline<\/strong> and adjust where in time you want the animation to start. We want the icons to shift and drift on their own in their cloud, so we will use expressions to automate their movement. <strong>Apply the following expressions<\/strong> by holding alt and clicking the stopwatch to the position:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>wiggle(.1,100)<br \/>\nand scale:<br \/>\nx=wiggle(.1,10)[0];<br \/>\n[x,x]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Now we can <strong>position and scale the layers<\/strong> as we like, and they will still have some variance over time. Set the scale values to roughly 60%.<\/p>\n<p>Duplicate the first icon, and replace it using the previous method of holding alt and dragging in another comps. Continue this until you have all the icons you would like to connect.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"connecting-the-network\">Connecting the Network<\/h3>\n<p>With your icons out on the timeline, you can now <strong>connect them with the connect layers script<\/strong>. Select the layers you want to connect to each other.<\/p>\n<p>Then run the script from the <strong>File &gt; Scripts &gt; Run Script<\/strong>\u00a0file, and select the<strong> Connect Layers <\/strong>file you\u2019ve downloaded previously. This will open a dialogue window with options. This will present you <strong>three modes of connecting layers<\/strong>. If you have only a few icons you want to connect, I recommend the tree method. Or you can use the triangulation method and delete the piece you don\u2019t need.<\/p>\n<p>This will create many rectangles that are pointing from one layer to another. To animate and format the layers, twirl into the content and twirl into the stroke. <strong>Increase the stroke thickness<\/strong> as necessary\u00a0and change the line cap and joint to round. To <strong>animate the stroke, we will use the trim paths setting keyframes<\/strong> on the end of the existing trim paths from 0 to 50%. Since the \u201cline\u201d is made of a rectangle, we only need to stroke half of the shape.<\/p>\n<p>If the line is animating in the wrong direction, <strong>adjust the offset to 180 degrees<\/strong>. Ease the trim path keyframes for smoother motion. The animation of each line may vary by length, but they should be around 10 frames.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Image41.png\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-93944\" title=\"Creating Interconnected Icons in Adobe After Effects + Free Icons \u2014 Format Layers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Image41-1024x179.png\" alt=\"Creating Interconnected Icons in Adobe After Effects + Free Icons \u2014 Format Layers\" width=\"755\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, time up the lines so they emanate from an icon after it has animated on completely. The icon the line is animating to should <strong>begin animating one or two frames before<\/strong> the line has completed its animation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image5.png\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-93945\" title=\"Creating Interconnected Icons in Adobe After Effects + Free Icons \u2014 Timing Lines\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image5.png\" alt=\"Creating Interconnected Icons in Adobe After Effects + Free Icons \u2014 Timing Lines\" width=\"755\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image5.png 989w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image5.png?resize=300,120 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image5.png?resize=768,308 768w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image5.png?resize=277,111 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image5.png?resize=359,144 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image5.png?resize=543,218 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image5.png?resize=865,347 865w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image5.png?resize=560,225 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image5.png?resize=150,60 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"finishing-up\">Finishing Up<\/h3>\n<p>To pack up the network for an easy transition, you can set keyframes on the position of all the icons so they move to the middle of the frame. Set position keyframes to end, in this case, at 960,540. As the icons are moving to the middle, have the middlemost icon (presumably the most central of the network, and the topmost layer) <strong>scale up to cover the incoming icons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-93946\" title=\"Creating Interconnected Icons in Adobe After Effects + Free Icons \u2014 Adjust Keyframes \" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image6-1024x371.png\" alt=\"Creating Interconnected Icons in Adobe After Effects + Free Icons \u2014 Adjust Keyframes\" width=\"755\" height=\"274\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the apex of the scale, <strong>trim all the other layers to end<\/strong>. Then set\u00a0the last remaining icon scale to zero. Adjust the keyframes in the graph editor, and set to speed graph as you see\u00a0below to get a nice swell and quick out for the piece.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image7.png\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-93947\" title=\"Creating Interconnected Icons in Adobe After Effects + Free Icons\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image7-1024x390.png\" alt=\"Creating Interconnected Icons in Adobe After Effects + Free Icons\" width=\"755\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to make an interconnected icon tree using 30 FREE animated icons in After Effects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":93961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[30,3291,21,92],"tags":[649,5650,5649,2008,4049,1848,467,5648,320,1802,31],"class_list":["post-class-post-93937","post-class-post","post-class-type-post","post-class-status-publish","post-class-format-standard","post-class-has-post-thumbnail","post-class-hentry","post-class-category-after-effects","post-class-category-motion-graphics-2","post-class-category-tutorials","post-class-category-video-tutorials-2","post-class-tag-adobe-after-effects","post-class-tag-connect-layers","post-class-tag-connected","post-class-tag-icons","post-class-tag-lines","post-class-tag-mograph","post-class-tag-motion-graphics","post-class-tag-network","post-class-tag-script","post-class-tag-shape-layers","post-class-tag-tutorial"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v21.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Creating an Interconnected Icon Tree in After Effects + 30 Free Icons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to create an interconnected icon tree in After Effects using thirty FREE animated icons from RocketStock.com. 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