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October 1, 2020
Question

Pen Tool Creates Empty Shape Layers with No Stroke

  • October 1, 2020
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When I use the pen tool to create a stroke, every time I click it creates a new empty shape layer, instead of a stroke and a path. 

It works in other comps within the same project, and even worked in the exact same comp minutes before but then started doing this. 

Have I disabled something? I've checked all settings and they seem fine. 

I've cleared cache, re-started AE, rebooted my machine. I have a feeling it's a setting and I'm being an idiot. Please can someone assist?



After Effects 2020
17.1.2

iMac Pro 2017

Catalina 10.15.7
3.2GHZ 8 Core

32GB Ram

Radeon Pro Vega 56 8GB

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Participant
December 14, 2023

This was my problem, but then I noticed the time indicator was ahead of the end of my shape layer.

Moving the time indicator back into the range of the shape layer solved the problem for me.