by IVG Design·Motion Graphics
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Extrudalizer earns its place in the aescripts library for combining 2D-to-3D extrusion with Lottie-compatible export through Bodymovin.
Extrudalizer works inside After Effects to turn any 2D shape layer into an Extrudalized shape in virtual 3D space. You set up appearance, animation, and 3D transformations, and can manipulate the original 2D path so the Extrudalized shape repeats that manipulation. When you press the Extrudalize button, a custom controller is added to the shape layer and a text layer is created for calculating the position of each vertex in 3D space.
The controller exposes parameters for extrusion depth, position, scale of front and back faces, pitch, and orbit control, along with wireframe mode, edge stroke, translucency, and separate color and gradient settings for front, back, and side faces. Artwork can be mapped to any face, converted between Corner Pin and Transform effects, and re-colored individually. Pre-Extrudalize options let you choose appearance parameters and control the number of sections for each curved segment.
Exports are 100% Lottie compatible for web use without baking, or you can bake expressions to keyframes for iOS and Android mobile apps, with export handled through the Bodymovin plugin.
Extrudalizer is best for after Effects artists building extruded 3D shapes from 2D layers and exporting to Lottie for web and mobile.
Extrudalizer is completely free to download and use.
Extrudalizer is compatible with After Effects 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021, covering several recent releases of the application. Because it works as a script that adds a custom controller and a text layer to your shape layer, you launch it after creating a 2D shape layer in After Effects, then configure the Pre-Extrudalize options before pressing the Extrudalize button. If you need a specific version confirmed for your setup, check the developer's page for the latest details.
Extrudalizer offers 100% Lottie compatible export for web use without baking, and it can also bake expressions to keyframes for use in mobile apps on iOS and Android. Export is handled through the Bodymovin plugin. Lottie-compatible artwork mapping uses a method based on the Transform Effect with Bodymovin 5.12 and later, and this version also introduced Lottie performance improvements of up to 40% with Bodymovin 5.12+. For older Lottie players there are compatibility options, though these are currently limited to Front/Back mapping.
Extrudalizer can extrude any 2D shape layer, and the included Primitives demonstrate both basic and more complicated Extrudalized shape creation, such as a cube, cylinder, star, and diamond. You control extrusion depth, position, scale of the front and back faces from 1% to 200%, pitch rotation on the X, Y, and Z axes, and orbit control around the anchor point. Views apply a look preset such as Translucency or Wireframe mode, with Default returning the original look.
Extrudalizer is listed as free in this catalog. For current licensing terms and any trial limitations, refer to the developer's page, since availability and conditions can change over time. Note that earlier versions included a trial limitations dialog with a permitted number of vertices indicator, which was addressed in a fix. Checking the developer's page directly is the most reliable way to confirm what applies to your download and intended use.
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