AiBow Grid

AiBow Grid, at Aibow Grid, is an After Effects effect by AiBow Tools, sold through aescripts + aeplugins. It draws construction lines from a layer to the edges of the composition, and unlike view guides those lines are part of the render.

The lines run from the content edges to the comp edges and follow the layer's position, scale, rotation and parenting. They refit when the text changes. The effect works directly on images, solids, shape layers and text layers, with no precomp needed. Content (Alpha) finds the edges of the opaque pixels, Layer Bounds uses the layer rectangle, and padding pushes the box outward.

The box can be split into equal columns and rows, showing vertical lines, horizontal lines or both, extended to the comp edge or to a fixed length. Intersection Marks puts a circle, square or diamond on every crossing, filled or outlined, in the line color or its own. Hiding the lines leaves a dot grid. Switching the style type to Corner Marks gives a lighter registration-mark look.

Animation comes from one Draw On slider, keyframed from 0 to 100. The lines can draw from the center, from the ends or as a sweep, and Stagger, Order and Ease Out control the timing of each line. Keep Width When Scaled holds the stroke width constant while the layer scales, and a Composite mode places the grid behind the layer, in front of it, or on its own.

AiBow Grid is Windows only, on Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. It supports 8, 16 and 32 bpc color, and the compatibility list covers After Effects 2025, 2026 and 2027. Version 1.0 was released on November 12, 2026.

Pricing: AiBow Grid is listed at $24.99 on aescripts, with a special price of $18.99 until November 14, 2026. A free trial is available from the product page. Checked November 12, 2026 at https://aescripts.com/aibow-grid/.