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Adobe XD: Feature Requests: 05 : Asset exporting

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Export to After Effects to add animation

The best animation tool... gotta communicate with AE like PS

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Shlomi shared this idea  ·  March 14, 2016  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →

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feature-completed  ·  AdminDan Tuhoarca (Product Manager, Adobe) responded  ·  October 22, 2018

Hi everyone,

I’m happy to announce that with version 13 you can export your designs from XD to After Effects. Layers, artboards, symbols, groups and artwork are transferred as editable and with great visual fidelity.

Here’s how it works:
1. In XD, select the layers or artboards you want to animate in After Effects.
2. Go to: File> Export > After Effects. If After Effects is not installed on your machine, this option is greyed out. You can also use the ⌥⌘F (Mac), or Ctrl+Alt+F (Windows) keyboard shortcuts.
3. The selected layers or artboards are added as native shapes, texts, assets, and nested compositions in your AE project.

Here’s the list with what’s supported and not supported at this time: https://helpx.adobe.com/ro/xd/kb/open-after-effects-files-in-xd.html

Thanks for voting this feature and let us know how it works!

Best,
Dan Tuhoarca

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feature-started  ·  Hoyle responded  ·  September 24, 2018
feature-under-review  ·  Demian Borba responded  ·  July 12, 2016
feature-needs-more-info  ·  Demian Borba responded  ·  July 12, 2016
feature-under-review  ·  AdminJoan Lafferty (XD Product Manager, Adobe) responded  ·  March 14, 2016
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  • David Prowse commented  ·  September 28, 2020 21:04  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Adobe, I really like XD and the apps in Creative Cloud are very good.

    Good XD can have a timeline system for easily animating each element.

    Figma, Policy, Invasion Studio, and even Dead Tools are a good option for creating animations in Adobe Edge Animate, and Adobe can get some insights with those tools.

    I'm doing a great job with Adobe in Creative Cloud apps and I'm really enjoying it.
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  • Cris commented  ·  April 30, 2019 03:32  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    And to add to my comment, after trying to exporting and nothing showing in AE, if I try again, XD doesn't highlight the Export > After Effects option. You need to restart XD in order to even try.
    Thanks

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  • Cris commented  ·  April 30, 2019 03:21  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Same as comments below, just tried exporting. AE opens but it has nothing there.
    I'm on Windows 10.
    Thanks

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  • Kate Bell commented  ·  April 12, 2019 14:22  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    This feature is not working on my Mac, getting really frustrated

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  • sanil modi commented  ·  April 09, 2019 22:06  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Hi team,
    I am trying same on my Mac, its not woprking. Also it will be great it we can edit animation in Ae and bring back to Xd.
    Thankyou

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  • Dominic commented  ·  March 08, 2019 08:38  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    This is still not working on PC. Please fix!

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  • plx oys commented  ·  February 03, 2019 04:47  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    im on PC and this isn't working for a long time now.. are you planning on fixing it?

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  • Anonymous commented  ·  February 02, 2019 16:33  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    The feature no once can use can not be marked as FEATURE-COMPLETED
    I have instant AE crash when it imports XD artboards.

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  • @stoikerty commented  ·  January 05, 2019 07:39  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    yup, this isn't working as of the latest releases. Made a new project in XD, created a simple square shape and exported it to After Effects... After Effects opens up but nothing happens.

    Trying the same process with After Effects already open also results in nothing happening.

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  • Anonymous commented  ·  December 19, 2018 11:54  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    I can't export XD to AE its doing nothing, just opening AE with nothing in, please can i get help ? again!

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  • Anonymous commented  ·  November 23, 2018 11:59  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    I can't export XD to AE its doing nothing, just opening AE with nothing in, please can i get help ? tysm

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  • Anonymous commented  ·  November 23, 2018 10:03  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Help, I can't export XD to AE but when I exit AE, XD showed a pop-up "there was the problem exporting your asset"

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  • Rafael Faria commented  ·  November 16, 2018 08:46  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    I would like to suggest an improvement. After I create some animations on after effects I could import this back to XD and then a could be able to interact with tap, scroll and other interactions.

    Or better XD could have a timeline system to be easy animate each element.

    Figma, principle, invision studio and even the dead tool adobe edge animate have a good options to make animation and adobe could get some insights with those tools

    I for end Adobe developer are making an amazing job with this tools and I'm really enjoying.

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  • Anonymous commented  ·  October 22, 2018 09:01  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Adobe, I genuinely love Xd and want to utilize applications on Creative Cloud. Be that as it may, Sketch has modules so it is far less demanding for me to fare and open in After Effects. As Xd is an Adobe application, I feel like you're genuinely passing up streamlining your stages for UI/UX architects.
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  • Anonymous commented  ·  October 22, 2018 08:02  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    I've been waiting with bated breath. Great job team.

    Now just one for Ai and we're almost there!

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  • Ruth O'Donoghue commented  ·  September 27, 2018 06:05  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Adobe, I truly love Xd and prefer to use applications on Creative Cloud. But, Sketch has plugins so it is far easier for me to export and open in After Effects. As Xd is an Adobe application, I feel like you're truly missing out on optimising your platforms for UI/UX designers.

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  • Thomas commented  ·  September 18, 2018 01:47  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Agreed !

    This export functionality would be a life-saver ... Can't wait !

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  • Thomas commented  ·  September 18, 2018 01:47  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Agreed !

    This export functionality would we a life-saver ... Can't wait !

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  • Michael McGreal commented  ·  September 17, 2018 10:43  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Please Please Please. Using Figma for in browser design (real time collaboration + able to pickup on a chromebook = amazing), but I would also drop it in a second for AE integration. A workflow similar to the old Sketch2AE plugin (live shape layers + editable text) would be ideal.

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  • Evan commented  ·  August 09, 2018 08:21  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    So We can use AE to edit the content of XD and perform motion design.

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