I want a motion path not a mask

[Sam Young]

my guess is, you’re either a) not selection the position property name before you paste, or b) you are trying to copy more than one path from illustrator; ae can only paste one path to position as a motion path

[Peter O’connell]

Hi try selecting the mask, copy it, select the position property of the layer, paste.
Pete O’Connell

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[Monica Briano]

Thank you guys!
I actually had a stroke on my path and so when I copy and pasted it on position it created a mask and not a moition path. I had to take the stroke off in AI and then it worked when I copyed and paste on position!