AI file not importing with layers?!

Forum|Forum|14 years ago
March 8, 2012
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I am trying to do a simple thing and that is import an AI file that contains layers. When I import into After Effects I get the new Comp and I see just one AI file icon. I can't figure out why my layers are not coming in.

Anyone got some ideas?

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conixconnie

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excellent! 11 years later this thread saved me!

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nglaberman

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Also, make sure your layers aren't actually sub-layers of one main one! when importing ai into inDesign, only the main ai layers show up!

mike_mike_motorbike

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are you making sure that you're not importing as footage? Also, is your atwork all on one layer in the AI file?

v4longAuthor

Inspiring

I have made sure that I was selecting import as Comp or Comp + Layers. My AI file is all layers. I made sure that they are released. I even pasted my work into a different AI file altogether and I am still not getting the layers to import. Really frustrating.

mike_mike_motorbike

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Just to make sure, when you look at your file in Illstrator, how many layers do you see in the "layers" panel? remember that you can expand each layer to have many more layers of arwork. Those sub-layers won't drop in as separate layers in After Effects...

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