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path animation not working on hand-drawn vectors

  • July 6, 2026
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destro

Hello,

I'm really pleased with the new Figma Motion update, but I discovered that I'm not able to apply path animations to hand-drawn vectors.

I wanted to create an animation of my own handwriting using my Apple Pencil on my iPad, connected to my Mac via Sidecar.

Is there any chance that a future update will add support for animating more complex vector paths? FIGMA AI told me that this isn't possible at the moment.

Thank you in advance for your answer.

 

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Amila Sampath

My Figma Community plugin, Motion Path, lets you select a vector path and use the Path Reveal feature to automatically create a path reveal animation in Figma Motion. It's perfect for animating text along a path or revealing any vector path with just a few clicks.

The plugin includes 300+ ready-to-use examples covering the most common animation use cases.

You can learn more about its features here:
https://systergon.com/blog/Motion-Path-for-Figma-figma-plugin

You can also try the plugin here:
https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1654530170219655744