Open path with stroke shown as a closed path if a merge (intersect) mask is used

Question

Hello nice community!

I'm importing shapes from AI to AE and noticing that if I have an open stroke path inside another shape and then apply the merge intersect mask, now the stroke appears as a closed path (the 2 open ends get connected even if it's still open). I don't want this, Anyone knows why is happening?

Thank you!

Mylenium · Answer

It does what it says on the tin. It merges the paths, not cut the strokes. It would behave the same in AI unless you were to actualyl convert the strokes to outlines and combine those with Pathfinders. What you want will require the paths to remain separate and tweak the stroke settings accordingly or use multiple strokes. Alternatively you may need to use multiple layers and use track mattes to get your intersection behaviors.

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