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Loriane22212444b2ax
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December 12, 2021
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Problem with animated mask

  • December 12, 2021
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Hello everyone,
I have a problem with the mask tool. I would like to animate a growing tree (it was drawn on illustrator before that) . When I create, for example, three steps of keyframes on my timeline, the drawing is not animated in a logical way. Sometimes it even reverses the order of the points, twists the curves, it doesn't make sense.! Do you know how to fix this problem so that the animation follows the logic without necessarily redoing the whole drawing... Thanks in advance

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Correct answer Anna Lander

Just to clear a bit. Do you try to animate the imported AI image or a mask?
If you work with Outlines created from the vector layer, try 2 things:

1. Check the First Vertex position. Set the First Vertex to the same vertex on all steps. (select the vertex > right-click > Path & Mask Shapes > Set the First Vertex). In most cases, this helps.

2. If it doesn't, try to change the path direction.

In a particularly difficult case, you will have to go to the original AI file and change the direction there (Object > Path > Change Path direction).

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Anna Lander
Anna LanderCorrect answer
Inspiring
December 12, 2021

Just to clear a bit. Do you try to animate the imported AI image or a mask?
If you work with Outlines created from the vector layer, try 2 things:

1. Check the First Vertex position. Set the First Vertex to the same vertex on all steps. (select the vertex > right-click > Path & Mask Shapes > Set the First Vertex). In most cases, this helps.

2. If it doesn't, try to change the path direction.

In a particularly difficult case, you will have to go to the original AI file and change the direction there (Object > Path > Change Path direction).

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Loriane22212444b2axAuthor
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December 12, 2021

Thank you very much for your detailed answer.!

Indeed, I want to use the outlines created from the vector layers.
I will follow your instructions ;-). I had already tried to modify the first vertex without much success..
 I didn't know your last tip, on illustrator, I will try that! Thanks a lot for the advice

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