Ai -file into shapelayer - mask link

[mattias@gordon.se]

I know this could be done another way but I want to see how far you can get with the shapelayer merge path settings.Can

I have made an  object in illustrator. In this case a mouth with teeth, tongue . It was maske by a mouth shape.

When importing in AE and convert to shape layer this makes 4 groups.
2 with teeth ( up and down )
1 with tounge
1 with color inside mouth.
All groups have the mask path and the path for the object.

If I want to open the mouth I need to change all the mask path in all four objects.
I can copy paste I guess.
But there are two option I am thinking of.
1. Can you link a path with another som the get synced?
2. Can you move the mask path above the 4 groups and mask them so you just need a one mask path?

best regards
Mattias

[Mylenium · Accepted solution]

As long as the mask path remains consistent, a simple pickwhip expression can link different paths. That also takes care of any stacking order issues - you don't need to since you can use as many path duplicates as you like as long as their linking stays in place. It may just bog down performance if there are too many.

Mylenium

[mattias@gordon.se]

Thanks, that worked very good.

/ Mattias