AiBow Grid User Guide

1. Select the layer you want lines around (an image, solid, shape, text or precomp)
2. Choose Effect → AiBow Tools → AiBow Grid
3. With the defaults, thin 1 px gray lines frame the artwork and pass behind the layer

Apply it to several layers and their lines overlap into a grid layout. On a dark background use a light Color; on white, a darker one.

Content (Alpha)

Lines follow the visible artwork, ignoring transparent areas (default)

Layer Bounds

Lines follow the layer’s bounding box

Precomps and images with transparent padding are larger than they look. Leave Bounds on Content and the lines hug the artwork itself.

Padding

Moves the outer lines away from the artwork (negative moves them inward). Default 0 px

Vertical Lines / Horizontal Lines

Draw vertical / horizontal lines. Both on by default

Columns

Number of vertical divisions (1 = outline only, up to 100). Default 1

Rows

Number of horizontal divisions. Default 1

Extend

To Comp Edge, or Fixed Length (by Length)

Length

With Fixed Length, how far the lines extend from the artwork. Default 200 px

Color

Line color. Default gray (190, 190, 190)

Line Width

Line width. Default 1 px

Opacity

Line opacity. Default 100%

Keep Width When Scaled

When on, line width stays the same as the layer scales. Default on

Composite

Behind Layer (default) / In Front of Layer / Grid Only (lines only)

All px values are in comp pixels. Scaling the layer does not change their size on screen.

The lines follow the layer’s position, scale, rotation and parenting. When the layer is animated, they are redrawn every frame for its current shape.

• Width: with Keep Width When Scaled on, a 1 px line stays 1 px at 200% or 50%
• Rotation: the lines tilt with the layer and still reach the comp edges
• Shapes and text: edges are measured from each frame’s shape, so retyping text or animating a path keeps the lines attached

Draw On

How much of each line is drawn. Default 100%. Keyframe it

Draw From

Center (out from the artwork) / Ends (in from the comp edges) / Start (Sweep) (one direction)

Stagger

Delay between lines. 0% = all together, 100% = one at a time. Default 30%

Order

Vertical First / Horizontal First / Alternate

Ease Out

Lines slow down as they finish. Default on

1. At 0 seconds, set Draw On to 0% and click the stopwatch
2. 1–2 seconds later, set Draw On to 100%
3. Choose how lines grow with Draw From, and the sequence with Stagger and Order

Instead of full lines, you can show cross marks only where lines intersect. Set Style → Type to Corner Marks and set the arm length with Mark Size (default 30 px). More Columns / Rows add marks at the division points too. Animate Draw On and the marks grow out from each intersection.

Depth and perspective are not taken into account on 3D layers. Use it on 2D layers.

• Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit). Tested with After Effects 2026. Not available for Mac yet

1. Quit After Effects
2. Copy AiBowGrid.aex to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\Plug-ins\7.0\MediaCore (click Continue if Windows asks for administrator permission)
3. Start After Effects. The effect is under Effect → AiBow Tools → AiBow Grid

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