New illustrator file groups after "edit original" not appearing in AfterEffects

[pgalnares]

I imported an illustrator file into Aftereffects and then noticed I needed to make some adjustments (these adjustments were mainly putting shapes into new groups so that I could manupulate them in Aftereffects better.)

I have live update enabled in Aftereffects , so after I finished my adjustments I clicked save on the Illustrator file.

When I went back to Aftereffects, I saw that the shapes I placed into the new groups were gone completely, and only the old groups remained. I tried looking in the composition and the file layers in imported files column, but no luck. Reload footage seems to be disabled. 

Is there any way to fix this? I know a quick fix would be to re-import the scene, but I want to know for the future in case I'm deep into a project and have to do this without reseting the transforms and layering done within Aftereffects.

[nishu_kush]

Sorry for the delayed response.

As per my experience, it's best to finalize the Illustrator artwork before importing it into After Effects. Often, After Effects struggles to update changes, such as adding layers or groups in the Illustrator file. 

Thanks,
Nishu

[pgalnares]

Found another decent fix; just replace the illustrator old layer with the newer layer. Still not optimal, but it beats re-importing the entire illustrator file.