After Effects: Pfeil animation im 3d Raum

Hallo, ich möchte gerne folgende Sache umsetzen. Ich habe einen 2d Pfeil als png datei. Diesen möchte ich in After effects so animieren, dass er sich sich rotierend bewegt. Also praktisch ein Pfeil der sich im Kreis dreht (allerdings schaut man nicht seitlich auf den Pfeil, sondern frontal.
Schwer zu erklären.. Ssoll so ähnlich sein wie hier ---> http://de.fotolia.com/id/19431710 nur, dass es ein Pfeil sein soll und nicht mehr.
Kann man das in After Effects umsetzen oder muss ich das in 3d machen?
Wäre für jeden tip oder auch nen Tutorial dankbar.
Danke

1) DynamicLink
2) Comp backgrounds _are_ transparent. to retain that transparency, choose a format/ CoDec that supports Alpha channels and enable the respective options on the output settings.
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