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Battle Axe Overlord
If you work in motion design, you’ve probably encountered this situation: you design in Illustrator (or Figma/Photoshop), then in After Effects you have to import the file, convert it to shapes, separate layers, fix anchors, rename it, not to mention repeating the import-replace-fix cycle every time the client makes a slight adjustment. The work isn’t difficult, but it’s extremely time-consuming and prone to errors.
Battle Axe Overlord was created to cut through that very ordeal: it helps you quickly transfer 2D artwork to After Effects, preserving the design spirit and allowing you to focus on the most important part: animation.
Overlord is a set of two panels that, when both open, create a portal between Illustrator and After Effects. This mystical Stargate lets you transform shapes as you need them, while animating without organizing files, importing, converting to shape layers, or redrawing. This is the vector workflow you would imagine working with apps made by the same company.
Ae shape layers can also be transferred back to Illustrator for editing with more powerful drawing tools. Think of it like using Illustrator as a plugin for After Effects. See more Aescripts Color Llama
Features
- Shape from Ai
- Arrange layers or not, vector shapes are now animable with a single click.
- Shapes from AeUse Illustrator vector tools to edit layers of Ae shapes with more power than endless rotation.
Shape from Ae - Use Illustrator vector tools to edit layers of Ae shapes with more power than endless rotation.
- Ai Slope Not available in standard Ai import, Linear and Radial Gradient can be used for the first time.
Slope Ai - Not available in standard Ai import, Linear and Radial gradients can be used for the first time.
- Editable text Never have to type a word again. Not available in standard Ai import.
editable text - Never have to type a word again. Not available in standard Ai import.
- Ray Dynamic ColorTransfer swatches as guide layers for choosing colors or as Ray Dynamic Color palettes.
Color Animated Rays - Pass the swatches as guide layers to a color picker or as a Ray Dynamic Color palette.
- Splitting Layers Split shapes into separate layers during casting and keep the same object/group naming you spent a lot of time on.
Delaminations - Split the shapes into separate layers during the transfer and preserve the object/group naming you spent a lot of time on.
- Ellipse/RectangleAutomatically detects rectangles and ellipses with parameters for added flexibility.
Ellipse/Rectangle - Automatically detect parametric rectangles and ellipses for increased flexibility.
- The anchorCenter points anchor to the center of the object by adjusting the inner transform or adding a layer to the center of the comp during the transfer.
Anchor point - Center anchor to the center of the object by adjusting the transform inside, or add a layer to the center of the comp while transforming.
- Import Guide Baseline and scale grid with one click. Not available with standard Ai import.
import instructions - Switch baselines and scale grids with one click. Not available with standard Ai import.
- Transfer vector elements from Illustrator to After Effects without a cumbersome import process (the tool’s main goal).
- Supports text and gradients in the conversion process (something that previously required a lot of rebuilding).
- Extends the workflow to Figma and Photoshop for cross-platform design-motion synchronization.
- Some updates mentioned include the addition of Photoshop connectivity in the Overlord 2.6 branch (depending on which version you are using).
- Battle Axe Overlord is a very worthwhile option if you frequently switch between design and After Effects. When a project has many vectors, icons, and multiple edits, Overlord significantly saves you time in file creation and reduces repetitive errors. You’ll find the workflow smoother, focusing on motion and emotion instead of cleaning up layers.
Battle Axe Overlord System requirements
- Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP / 7/8 / 8.1 / 10/11
- Processor: Pentium IV and above
- RAM: 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
- Free hard disk space: 200 MB or more
- Ae/Ai CC2014 and newer
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