<p>Open in Illustrator.</p>

<p>Save as .ai (sorting the layers according to your needs)</p>

<p>Import into Ae.</p>

<p>Mind with the 'Import Kind' upon importing, suggest 'Composition' if you sorted the graphics into numbers of layers. </p>

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2018-01-31T06:05:49.510Z
Am talking about animated SVG's
Jeffin
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2018-01-30T12:14:53.947Z
2018-01-30T12:14:53.947Z
Lun Chok Tan
<p>It's worth noting that <code>.eps</code> files are acceptable. In my case, I own Sketch but not Illustrator so exporting <code>.svg</code> to <code>.eps</code> was more accessible than <code>.ai</code></p>

<p>Also be aware when you import them they might look blurry when transforming. In order to scale properly: </p>

<p>Right-click the layer and hit <code>Create &gt; Create Shapes From Vector Layer</code></p>

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2018-07-27T16:24:31.163Z
2018-07-27T16:24:31.163Z
bitwit
<ul>
<li>Open SVG File in Adobe XD</li>
<li>select your paths</li>
<li>Menu &quot;File&quot; -&gt; &quot;Export&quot; -&gt; After Effects</li>
</ul>
<p>Now you have the paths in AE :-)</p>

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2023-01-31T16:30:41.803Z
2023-01-31T16:30:41.803Z
Maurice Raguse
<p>Turns out We cannot import svg inside HTML . so I directly used illustrator .ai file instead.</p>

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2018-06-28T06:12:39.933Z
2018-06-28T06:12:39.933Z
Jeffin
<p>I am trying to import an SVG animated file to an After Effects project. </p>

<p>It is not importing right now, so are there any solutions or any alternate ways to do that?</p>

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2018-01-26T20:57:29.167Z
What have you tried so far? Can you be more specific about an SVG "not importing"? Are you getting an error message?
Michael Liebman
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2018-01-29T09:40:49.697Z
Yes I am getting an error message stating i cannot import unsupported files
Jeffin
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2018-02-05T19:28:54.340Z
Where are you saving the svg? I know that svg will work up to version 9 from illustrator.
Morgan Mendieta
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How to import SVG file into After Effects
Jeffin
# How to import SVG file into After Effects

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-01-26)

I am trying to import an SVG animated file to an After Effects project.

It is not importing right now, so are there any solutions or any alternate ways to do that?

**Tags:** after-effects

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What have you tried so far? Can you be more specific about an SVG "not importing"? Are you getting an error message?  
> **username_0**: Yes I am getting an error message stating i cannot import unsupported files  
> **username_2**: Where are you saving the svg? I know that svg will work up to version 9 from illustrator.  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2018-06-28. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Turns out We cannot import svg inside HTML . so I directly used illustrator .ai file instead.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-01-30. Score: 3

Open in Illustrator.

Save as .ai (sorting the layers according to your needs)

Import into Ae.

Mind with the 'Import Kind' upon importing, suggest 'Composition' if you sorted the graphics into numbers of layers.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Am talking about animated SVG's  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2018-07-27. Score: 0

It's worth noting that `.eps` files are acceptable. In my case, I own Sketch but not Illustrator so exporting `.svg` to `.eps` was more accessible than `.ai`

Also be aware when you import them they might look blurry when transforming. In order to scale properly:

Right-click the layer and hit `Create > Create Shapes From Vector Layer`


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### Answer by username_5 on 2023-01-31. Score: 0

* Open SVG File in Adobe XD
* select your paths
* Menu "File" -> "Export" -> After Effects

Now you have the paths in AE :-)


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