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mrdeerwhale
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April 22, 2023
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Don't add 'Outlines' to the name of the layer when using 'Create Shapes from Vector Layer'

  • April 22, 2023
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Please remove the default appending of ' Outlines' to imported Illustrator layers' names when executing 'Create Shapes from Vector Layer'.  

 

The resultant shape layers are always renamed the same as the source Illustrator layers, but with ' Outlines' added to the end.  If our layers are named correctly in the Illustrator file, this requires renaming of every layer once the vectors are recreated in After Effects in order to preserve the original names.  The differentiation between the layer type icon is enough to clue users in to which is the source layer (it has an Illustrator logo) and which is the resultant layer (it has the shape layer icon (star)).

 

Thanks!