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another thing: the same goes for variable width option - it has to be set to uniform for you to get your path as an open path.

if that's a special kind of stroke and you want to keep its characteristics then

you will have to do with a closed path and if its just a matter of trimming you could apply another

path as mask on top which is an open path and use that as your revealing method.

for that you could cut and paste the "clean path" from illustrator the same way you did before and use

the stroke effects for that.

guess there are limitations for using "create shapes from vector layer" as an open path to sum it up to your question.

On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 3:56 PM, Roei Tzoref <yooofi@gmail.com> wrote:

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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