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Firewood:D
Inspiring
March 12, 2025
Question

Why does the file in Illustrator become a symbol when I paste it into Animate?

  • March 12, 2025
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As shown in the picture, the correct result should be that the element pasted into animate is a group, not a movie clip wrapped with a mask.
I have no problem operating the same file on my own computer, but my friend encountered the problem shown in the picture.
Whether it is imported into ai or directly copied and pasted, it will appear in animate as a symbol. The symbol needs to be broken up into each element, which is annoying.
I did a simple test and found that it has nothing to do with the software version.

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    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 12, 2025

    looks like it's been tweened.

    Firewood:D
    Inspiring
    March 12, 2025

    No, pasting it into AN directly becomes a symbol. Every element in it is a symbol. You need to press ctrl+b for each required element. It's strange.

    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 12, 2025

    when you paste it, does the import panel open?