Exporting Illustrator project to AE

Question

I am trying to make extruded 3D layers of a logo In AE CC 2017. when I import a project from Illustrator CC 2017, place it on the timeline and select "Create shapes from vector layer", it creates a grey rectangle. There is no opacity on any layer in the Illustrator project and none in AE. The layers in Illustrator came from a Photoshop project,Any ideas on what's causing my results?

Answer 1

It looks like it is not vector but raster. To use "Create shapes from vector layer" in AE, you need a vector, otherwise it should make the shape (rectangle) of size of the image. To make it vector, you can trace it manually or use Image Trace tool in Illustrator.