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Merging separate shape paths into one
Okay, I have 2 shape layers made up of individual paths forming the whole. The desired effect is to transform shape 1 into shape 2 by keyframing the shape paths.
However shape 1 has 5 sub shapes and shape 2 has 3 sub shapes.
All is fine when I copy a single shape path from shape 1 and keyframe into a shape path from shape 2, so I go:
copy and paste
path 1 to 1
2 to 2
3 to 3
these all transform fine, but I have 2 leftover shapes.4 to ?
5 to ?I’ve tried copying all the shapes paths (3,4,5) and pasting them into a single shape layer but that doesn’t give me a single shape path, they’re still individual and the shape doesn’t appear it just shows the path outline.
Any help is much appreciated,
Thanks
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3 Replies
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Hi. The only thought I have is to duplicate (say) paths 2 and 3 in your final shape layer, then when you want the two missing paths to appear keyframe paths 4 and 5 onto the duplicates – it would mean the peel away from the existing shapes though.
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Are you copying the keyframed paths or just the paths themselves?
Have you seen Chris Zwar’s tutorial on morphing. It might help a little.
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Thanks for the replies.
I kind of found a fix that worked for me. The 2 left over shape paths I had I just keyframed their position and scale and hid them behind the other shapes, so it appears as 2 shapes morphing into one.
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