Communigate Pro AE-List@media-motion.tv Message 54873

create shapes from vector works on closed and open paths but it has to have a content to use this command (either stroke or fill).

if you create a path and not apply any stroke or fill it will give you the error you got.

if you import any other stroke than "basic" (in brush definition box) it will import as a closed path.

if you want it as an open path the way you created it you could change the path temporarily to "basic"

or alternatively you could just cut and paste the path (with no stroke applied) to a shape layers path and re-position it accordingly.

check and see if that works for you.

On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 11:17 PM, Brian Williams <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

I have a illustrator file with a few layers containing "paths" or
brushstrokes. In illustrator, if I turn off the stroke, I have only the
paths. Good. When I import that to AE as a Comp, select the layer and try
to "Create Shapes from Vector Layer" it give an warning: "Could not
create outlines. Empty or unsupported content". If I go back to
Illustrator, turn back on the stroke, then the layer will Create Shapes,
BUT they are all closed outlines of the original brushstrokes.

If I cut and paste from Illustrator I get:
With stroke on - closed masks NG for sequentially stroking in AE
With strokes off, the correct paths but as masks. Thats OK, but I really
want to have the paths in a Shape Layer so I can wiggle and trim etc. So..

Is "Create Shapes from Vector Layer" only for closed shapes? Or does the
problem lie in the Illustrator file. ( I am admittedly not an expert in
Il) ?

Any experience with this is appreciated.

Brian Williams
D2 Creative NJ

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