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    How to import .ai files with clipping paths?

    Posted by Kevin Rag on November 3, 2011 at 10:22 am

    Hey guys. I’m trying to import a .ai logo with a clipping path. When I import into Proanimator, the mask is ignored. Is there any workaround for this? Thanks in advance.

    Kannan Raghavan
    The Big Toad Films Pte. Ltd.

    Kevin Rag replied 14 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Edward Wu

    November 3, 2011 at 4:26 pm

    Hi Kannan,

    The Clipping Mask feature in Illustrator does not work when you import the path into ProAnimator. To check the paths, go into Outline mode by pressing “Cmd/Ctrl + Y”. This will allow you to see what the paths look like in Illustrator.

    To clip paths, go into the Pathfinder window, and use the “Subtract” or the “Minus Front” command and it will cut one shape from another shape.

    Best,
    Edward

  • Kevin Rag

    November 4, 2011 at 2:10 am

    Thanks for the prompt reply Ed,as usual. Watched the video tutorial ‘prepping Illustrator file’ (or something like that) and trying it now.

    Kannan Raghavan
    The Big Toad Films Pte. Ltd.

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