Puppet Tool and Grow Bounds not working with Shape Layers

[Angelika5C42]

Hello guys,

I have a question. How come Puppet Pin Tool is not working with shape layers? Works only with Illustrator files. I tried everything and I have all the updates.

Here is my shape layer - when rotating - pins are not following the shape.

Here is my illustrator file - working just fine:

The same thing happened when I wanted to bend a shape layer with Bend It and then use Grow Bounds. Nothing happens when I am trying to expand the area with Grow Bounds.

I am using Overlord when working with AI files and I hardly ever work with AI files imported but how come shape layers and not responding to those effects?

Thank you in advance 🙂

[Mylenium · Accepted solution]

You have a misunderstanding how this works. Shape layers are dynamically rasterized and effects such as the Puppet tool or Grow Bounds are strictly pixel-based. Changing the transform properties of a shape layer changes its rasterization and effects no longer can make sense of it. You need to pre-compose your shape layers in order to get correct results.

Mylenium

[Angelika5C42]

Thank you - Yes I thought I was missing some basic information - I don't really use those effects very often - but I am going to 🙂