"Character spacing" does not translate to kerning when importing XD into AE

Question

I work with graphic designers who design their copy in XD, and then I import into After Effects to animate. Anytime they adjust the character spacing in XD, it seems like AE doesn't know how to translate that to kerning, because it just breaks up the word into a new layer. Any work arounds or plans to fix in an update? I keep getting called out for not following their designs, but it's because the XD isn't importing correctly, and as of now my only solve is to go into their XD and check the spacing between every single letter and then recreate in AE!

Dan Rodney · Answer

With XD no longer being developed (only supported for current users) I doubt this would get fixed, and you'll eventually have to figure out a new workflow. Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop play much better with After Effects.

If the designers are doing UI/UX design and switch to Figma (which all XD users should be doing after Adobe announced their intent to aquire Figma), then try using SVG to Illustrator to AE (which may also work for XD as well). Or check out https://aeux.io/

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