Motionize is a plug-in for Adobe Illustrator that exports a selected shape, path, compound shape, compound path or grouping comprised of any of these types to an Apple Motion path or group. Download Motionize!
Motion does not support compound paths. However, using masks Motion can emulate compound shape structures used in Illustraton.
If you like Motionize and benefit from it please consider making a donation via PayPal below. I also accept PayPal donations via scottash.com@gmail.com. Thanks for your support!

When I run the installer, it fails. When I double-click the Motionize document that is part of the .dmg, it launches After Effects. If I try to open it with another application like Pages, it won’t open. Any ideas?
Mark, I can’t be sure why that’s happening. Motionize itself is an Adobe Illustrator script and can only be run from the Illustrator Scripts menu after being successfully installed in the Illustrator scripts directory. If the installer isn’t working for you then manually dragging the Motionize file into your Illustrator scripts director should work (you’ll have to restart Illustrator).
TIS IS AWESOME!
Thanks for the wonderful script. It’s worked well and I’ve shared your page around quite a bit. I manage a large Facebook group for video editors that focuses on the Apple Production apps. Many of us are moving away from Adobe apps. There’s an App called iDraw out there now and despite the simple name it’s quiet a good vector based illustration and design tool. The last update in particular really stepped it up and they have even more goodness on the way. One thing that was added was script support. I would love to see you port this script over to iDraw if possible. I’m not sure how different the script language would be put I thought I’d put it out there. I hope you can consider it. here’s a link to learn more about it if you are interested: http://www.indeeo.com/idraw/mac.html
Thank you, Braden. Yes, I am currently working on a new version for Illustrator and also a version for iDraw. I use both applications and completely understand the desire to avoid prescription based software.
Hey Scott! Brilliant plugin. Thanks a bunch!
My question is: is there any chance of getting this to work with other AI-ish apps also?? Such as iDraw (who also have a plugin SDK) or even Affinity? That would make my and many other’s (who are trying to get away from AI) life a dream.
Cheers, Robin
Thanks! Yes. In fact I am working on a new version for Illustrator that supports exporting your file as a Motion file rather than just a selection. It also includes support for more objects like text and gradients. It is being developed in parallel with a version for iDraw and I plan to release both within short order of each other.
I coudn’t download it 🙁
I’m sorry for the trouble. I upgraded the site which apparently removed the download manager. I’ve reinstalled it and tested it to ensure the download works. Thanks for your interest and the notice!
Great to hear that you are working for an iDraw plugin version of your script. Would really like to see it working for iDraw so I can get some shapes into Motion 5 🙂
Will it work with iDraw version 2.5 (current as of Jan 2015)?
BTW, the current script for AI:
Does it work on both Mac and Windows Platform?
Which is the minimum version for both the Mac and Windows Platform?
I tried it with an old version of AI I had – AI v10 on Windows. Did not work!
I manually placed the script inside the Script folder, but did not work. Did not even appear inside AI menu for Scripts.
Anyhow, please release a version for iDraw!
Keep up the good work!
Regards
Lars
Lars, thanks for the kind words and support. The new version will work with iDraw and Illustrator. Motionize hasn’t been tested on a Windows platform since the intended target is Macintosh specific software. As such it’s unlikely Windows testing will take place (no Windows machines in the development environment). Should Apple release Motion for Windows then it’s likely testing for Windows will take place. It’s possible there will be an online version in the future as well—likely only supporting common file formats (PDF, SVG, EPS).
Nice script! Thanks for it! Finally it’s possible to load layers from Illustrator to Motion.
When will be the version released, working with iDraw?
Peer, thank you for showing interest in iDraw support. Motionize is an ongoing project to be sure. The plan was to release early 2015 but as we’re in May that’s unlikely. It is still in development, gets daily attention and is high on the priority list. So please stay tuned and as always, thank you for your interest!