Auto Trace is creating a boundary around my letter rather than a stoke line

Question

Hi community.

Im trying to auto trace a letter, which AE does well. but when I add a 3D stroke to the letter, the reveal stroke goes around revealing the edges of the letter, rather than one stroke, and the letter can still be seen. On image 3 I have bumped the 3D stroke so it covers it up to give a better example.

So when the 3D stroke is animated, it goes around the edges of the letter rather than just revealing from top to bottom the letter. I hope all this makes sense.

Stefan Cargoski · Accepted Answer

OK, thank you for your answer. But I hope in the new future it can be done manually, rather than using the Pen tool. Kind regards.

Mylenium · Answer

I'm not sure what you are asking. Of course this is just how it works. If you need a "spine" to reveal your letter, you have to draw it manually. This has never been any different. You simply have a misunderstanding here.

Mylenium

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