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August 1, 2025
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I would like to report a bug found in the Puppet Position Pin Tool.

  • August 1, 2025
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Hello, i would like to report a bug found in the Puppet Position Pin Tool.

When using a character that's animated with a Null Object, I tried to apply the Puppet Position Pin Tool to make small movements in the character's body parts. However, after the recent update, the pins and mesh no longer follow the character's position correctly — everything becomes misaligned and glitchy.

Correct answer David.Arbor

Hi there @Kelvin5EA6 , does your character's layer have the Continuiously Rasterize switch enabled? If so, it's not compatible with the Puppet tool because it actually changes the order in which After Effects renders layers, and it creates a look just like in your screenshot.

 

Thanks,
- David, After Effects Engineering Team

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Kelvin5EA6Author
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August 1, 2025

Ah, eu entendo! Está correto.

David.Arbor
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David.ArborCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
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August 1, 2025

Hi there @Kelvin5EA6 , does your character's layer have the Continuiously Rasterize switch enabled? If so, it's not compatible with the Puppet tool because it actually changes the order in which After Effects renders layers, and it creates a look just like in your screenshot.

 

Thanks,
- David, After Effects Engineering Team

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    Kelvin5EA6Author
    Participating Frequently
    August 1, 2025

    I applied the suggested fix by disabling the Continuously Rasterize option. However, now when I use the Puppet Position Pin Tool, the image gets completely cut off as soon as I place a pin. It slices the image, as shown in the attachment!

    nishu_kush
    nishu_kush
    Legend
    August 4, 2025

    So, I removed and re-added the puppet pins, but it didn’t work.
    Could it be that the mesh is deforming because I’m using Illustrator layers? Could that be the issue?


    That should not be the issue. It should work fine on the Illustrator layers as well. Try clearing the media cache (Edit > Purge > All Memory & Disk Cache) and test it on a brand new project file. If that doesn't help, can you share a screen recording that shows the problem? That'll help us to understand the issue better.

    We're here to help.


    Thanks,
    Nishu

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