<p>I am trying to animate a logo to create a loader.  As part of this animation I want to convert the logo symbol to a 3d object and spin it.</p>

<p>I have created a shape layer and pasted a path from illustrator.  To note - the path was created using the pathfinder minus front option to create a hollow centre - and looks like this:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/tQK6B.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/tQK6B.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>When pasting as a path After Effects initially  inverts the path as such:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/RUspI.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/RUspI.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>if i then click invert alongside mask :</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/7H7IY.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/7H7IY.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>it displays correctly.  But if I then change the shape layer to a 3d layer I loose the cut out - </p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/wyWGy.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/wyWGy.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>can anyone please advise where i'm going wrong and what i can do to correct?  </p>

<p>Thanks very much.</p>

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2020-06-16T01:29:29.820Z
Any reason you're not importing the file from illustrator? Using the shape as a mask on a shape layer is a complicated way of doing things.
stib
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2020-06-16T09:08:36.823Z
hi @stib I'm new to AE and was following a. tutorial - it mentioned that this method allowed depth extrusion
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After Effects - Path with cut out
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# After Effects - Path with cut out

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-15)

I am trying to animate a logo to create a loader. As part of this animation I want to convert the logo symbol to a 3d object and spin it.

I have created a shape layer and pasted a path from illustrator. To note - the path was created using the pathfinder minus front option to create a hollow centre - and looks like this:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/tQK6B.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/tQK6B.png)

When pasting as a path After Effects initially inverts the path as such:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/RUspI.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/RUspI.png)

if i then click invert alongside mask :

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/7H7IY.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/7H7IY.png)

it displays correctly. But if I then change the shape layer to a 3d layer I loose the cut out -

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/wyWGy.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/wyWGy.png)

can anyone please advise where i'm going wrong and what i can do to correct?

Thanks very much.

**Tags:** after-effects

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Any reason you're not importing the file from illustrator? Using the shape as a mask on a shape layer is a complicated way of doing things.  
> **username_0**: hi @username_1 I'm new to AE and was following a. tutorial - it mentioned that this method allowed depth extrusion  

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