<p>I found it through the Layers Panel. There was a Puppet Pin modifier. I have no idea WHY the Puppet Pin caused this to occur but removing it solved my issue.</p>

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2015-07-13T13:19:19.767Z
2015-07-13T13:19:19.767Z
Ryan
<p>Working on a caption animation and after rotating my arrow it left a strange fragment, almost like a stroke that got left behind. I'm looking at the white line on the top arrow:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ZQBvJ.png" alt="Barrier Arm Fragment"></p>

<p>I've tried finding it with selection thinking maybe it really is a stroke left behind but couldn't:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ocmgi.png" alt="Barrier Arm Fragment"></p>

<p>Then I proceeded with my AE Composition, brought it into Premiere, and just did an Export hoping it was just a memory issue. It doesn't appear to be the case however because its showing up all the way through to my .mp4 file. It appears to be transparent since instead of looking white it looks like the background its atop:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/AqNNb.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>Any ideas why this occurs and how to fix it?</p>

<p><strong>Edit</strong></p>

<p>If I adjust one of the Arrow's Paths you can see even more of this strange line / mask thing:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/MBKqF.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>However, at least as a beginner I don't see anything in the layers that would create this.</p>

<p>I also tried enlarging the rectangular portion instead and it didn't reveal the mask:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/cANcR.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>Changed layer order and still nothing:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/1Rbim.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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2015-07-10T19:53:21.720Z
Try opening up the layer's form properties. Maybe there is a wild stroke layer or path that doesn't belong there.
j-maas
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2015-07-10T20:03:50.857Z
@J0hj0h I just checked again and everything appears right to me but I am pretty new to AE. I updated the question with additional information that might offer some clue
Ryan
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2015-07-10T20:08:01.720Z
Try pressing the m-key twice on each of your layers. This will bring up all the attributes that aren't default and that were changed. Maybe you're lucky and find something that way. Other than that I don't know what you layer 2 is, maybe that's a wild shape layer? :)
j-maas
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2015-07-10T20:24:20.980Z
Found it! Some Puppet Pin I guess left from when I was trying to figure out how to rotate it around the center point (I now know Center Anchor). FYI: MM doesn't do anything. Maybe you changed yours? On my default is UU.
Ryan
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2015-07-10T20:24:51.123Z
@J0hj0h if you want some rep leave it as an answer and I'll mark it correct. Especially if you know WHY a Puppet would cause that
Ryan
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2015-07-11T07:59:35.327Z
Oh, sorry for the wrong shortcut! I reckon, MM was to open all mask properties... I don't really know, why the puppet tool would behave that way. Just answer it yourself. ;)
j-maas
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2015-07-12T08:43:45.237Z
uu will open all modified properties, iirc.
stib
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How to fix fragmentation when rotating a shape in AE?
Ryan
# How to fix fragmentation when rotating a shape in AE?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-10)

Working on a caption animation and after rotating my arrow it left a strange fragment, almost like a stroke that got left behind. I'm looking at the white line on the top arrow:

![Barrier Arm Fragment](https://i.sstatic.net/ZQBvJ.png)

I've tried finding it with selection thinking maybe it really is a stroke left behind but couldn't:

![Barrier Arm Fragment](https://i.sstatic.net/ocmgi.png)

Then I proceeded with my AE Composition, brought it into Premiere, and just did an Export hoping it was just a memory issue. It doesn't appear to be the case however because its showing up all the way through to my .mp4 file. It appears to be transparent since instead of looking white it looks like the background its atop:

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

Any ideas why this occurs and how to fix it?

**Edit**

If I adjust one of the Arrow's Paths you can see even more of this strange line / mask thing:

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

However, at least as a beginner I don't see anything in the layers that would create this.

I also tried enlarging the rectangular portion instead and it didn't reveal the mask:

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

Changed layer order and still nothing:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/1Rbim.png)

**Tags:** after-effects, shape

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Try opening up the layer's form properties. Maybe there is a wild stroke layer or path that doesn't belong there.  
> **username_0**: @J0hj0h I just checked again and everything appears right to me but I am pretty new to AE. I updated the question with additional information that might offer some clue  
> **username_1**: Try pressing the m-key twice on each of your layers. This will bring up all the attributes that aren't default and that were changed. Maybe you're lucky and find something that way. Other than that I don't know what you layer 2 is, maybe that's a wild shape layer? :)  
> **username_0**: Found it! Some Puppet Pin I guess left from when I was trying to figure out how to rotate it around the center point (I now know Center Anchor). FYI: MM doesn't do anything. Maybe you changed yours? On my default is UU.  
> **username_0**: @J0hj0h if you want some rep leave it as an answer and I'll mark it correct. Especially if you know WHY a Puppet would cause that  
> **username_1**: Oh, sorry for the wrong shortcut! I reckon, MM was to open all mask properties... I don't really know, why the puppet tool would behave that way. Just answer it yourself. ;)  
> **username_2**: uu will open all modified properties, iirc.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2015-07-13. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

I found it through the Layers Panel. There was a Puppet Pin modifier. I have no idea WHY the Puppet Pin caused this to occur but removing it solved my issue.


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