Answers.Body: <p>To scale a mask as if you were using the group select tool in Illustrator either alt-click the mask, or hit <kbd>cmd/ctrl</kbd><kbd>T</kbd>.  It's truly perplexing how all the Adobe apps have different tools and shortcuts for the same tasks. </p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>If you want to just create an animated writing effect, I use this script:
  <a href="http://aescripts.com/quickdraw/" rel="nofollow">http://aescripts.com/quickdraw/</a></p>
  
  <p>It works better for complex shapes than the <a href="https://library.creativecow.net/articles/devis_andrew/AE-Basics-30-The-Write-On-Effect/video-tutorial" rel="nofollow">built in write-on effect</a> in AE.</p>
  
  <p>Alternatively, this script allows you to scale paths: 
  <a href="http://aescripts.com/shapes-and-masks/" rel="nofollow">http://aescripts.com/shapes-and-masks/</a></p>
  
  <p>Have a look at the video from about 4m30s in:
  https://youtu.be/3SSsgdeMSmw?t=4m31s</p>
  
  <p>But I think what you need is the first one from the sounds of it...</p>
  
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Body: <p>I have an imported illustrator image that I'm trying to create a stroke mask over so I can animate it's reveal (like someone writing it). Unfortunately, when I try to use the pen tool on the layer it keeps changing the cursor to the "add point" which then makes the next click a brand new path. It's basically impossible to make any kind of path this way. </p>
  
  <p>So, I made an adjustment layer and drew the mask on top of that. But when I copy and paste the mask onto the illustrator layer it's scaled waaaay up. I can't find a way to scale the mask down. When I click on the mask it doesn't give me the box around it, only the actual stroke points (which just move that one point).</p>
  
  <p>Is there not a way to scale a path?</p>
  
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Title: scaling a stroke mask in after effects?
UserDisplayName: jonathan
ThreadText: # scaling a stroke mask in after effects?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-08-07)
  
  I have an imported illustrator image that I'm trying to create a stroke mask over so I can animate it's reveal (like someone writing it). Unfortunately, when I try to use the pen tool on the layer it keeps changing the cursor to the "add point" which then makes the next click a brand new path. It's basically impossible to make any kind of path this way.
  
  So, I made an adjustment layer and drew the mask on top of that. But when I copy and paste the mask onto the illustrator layer it's scaled waaaay up. I can't find a way to scale the mask down. When I click on the mask it doesn't give me the box around it, only the actual stroke points (which just move that one point).
  
  Is there not a way to scale a path?
  
  **Tags:** after-effects, animation
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-11-28. Score: 1
  
  To scale a mask as if you were using the group select tool in Illustrator either alt-click the mask, or hit `cmd/ctrl``T`. It's truly perplexing how all the Adobe apps have different tools and shortcuts for the same tasks.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2015-09-29. Score: 0
  
  If you want to just create an animated writing effect, I use this script:
  <http://aescripts.com/quickdraw/>
  
  It works better for complex shapes than the [built in write-on effect](https://library.creativecow.net/articles/devis_andrew/AE-Basics-30-The-Write-On-Effect/video-tutorial) in AE.
  
  Alternatively, this script allows you to scale paths:
  <http://aescripts.com/shapes-and-masks/>
  
  Have a look at the video from about 4m30s in:
  https://youtu.be/3SSsgdeMSmw?t=4m31s
  
  But I think what you need is the first one from the sounds of it...
  
  
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