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Polymorph

Replace layers like magic! Swap or attach any shape layers, text layers, footage or nulls with any other layer in your comp.

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Description

Swap anything with anything

Polymorph allows you to replace any number of layers with the contents of a selected layer.
Want to swap text for pre-comps, shape layers for video footage, or images for 3D objects? No problem!

Replace any number of Target layers with a replacement Source layer.

It’s not just for replacement: attach a Source layer to multiple Target layers.

Re-use character rigs by easily swapping out body parts - even if they're already animated! This works great with tools like Limber, Rubberhose or DUIK.

Rapidly replace multiple shape layers used in simulations, such as with Newton's physics engine.

Standard layer replacement in After Effects is limited: You can't replace shape or text layers, and you can't choose which properties to transfer to your replacements.

With Polymorph, any number of target layers can be replaced with the contents of a source layer, regardless of the layer type of the source or target layer.

Additionally, transform properties and layer attributes can be applied to speed up layer replacement even further.

For example, Source transform properties can (optionally) act as multipliers or additives – for example, if a Source layer is set to 50% scale, and a Target layer is set to 30% scale, the replacement layer will be set to 15% scale.

Simply select your Source layer and any number of Target layers, then click the Polymorph button!

Polymorph panel UI

Panel UI: Choose an expanded view for button labels, or a compact view for a smaller workspace footprint

Additional settings

Custom naming of duplicated layers, with tokens for the Source and Target layer names.

Place replacement layers above or below Target layers.

Parent replacements to the Source, the Target, the Target's parent, the Target's duplicated parent, create a parent chain (Duplicate parented to the Target's parent; Target parented to the Duplicate), or leave unparented.

Show, hide or delete Target layers after Polymorphing.

Keep or overwrite expressions from the Source and/or the Target layer(s), or remove expressions from transform properties.

Inherit 'Separated Dimensions' from the Position property of the Source layer.

Inherit the Target's track matte, keep the Source's track matte, use the Target as the new layer's track matte, or use none.

Delete the Source layer after Polymorphing.

Choose to have either the first-selected or last-selected layer as the Source.

Inherit Scale, Rotation and Opacity from Target layers

Inherit Mask from Source or from Target

Inherit track mattes, or use Targets as track mattes for replacement layers.

Swap animated 2D layers with 3D objects

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Version History

1.0 -

Mar 17, 2026

Initial release.

Compatibility

After Effects

2026, 2025

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