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April 9, 2025
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Animating Isometric Letter Extrusion in After Effects

  • April 9, 2025
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Hi everyone,

I’ve created an isometric design in Illustrator and want to animate it in After Effects to match the style exactly. I’m very new to AE and my goal is to make the letters extrude in and out smoothly

 

I’ve been trying to isolate and animate just the front anchor points (so they push in and out over time), but I’m struggling to highlight or move only those points. I was planning to keyframe their position over time, but I can’t seem to isolate the front anchors on their own. Is there a better way to do this — maybe with a mask or a different technique?

 

If I can get one letter working, I think I’ll be able to figure out the rest. Any help would be massively appreciated!

 

Thanks!

Correct answer nishu_kush

You can import the 2D shapes from Illustrator and convert them to Shapes in After Effects. Or create the shapes in After Effects itself. Once done, you turn the layer 3D and extrude the shapes. Here's an example: https://adobe.ly/4iQOLWg

Hope it helps.


Thanks,
Nishu

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nishu_kush
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nishu_kushCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
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April 30, 2025

You can import the 2D shapes from Illustrator and convert them to Shapes in After Effects. Or create the shapes in After Effects itself. Once done, you turn the layer 3D and extrude the shapes. Here's an example: https://adobe.ly/4iQOLWg

Hope it helps.


Thanks,
Nishu

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