After Effects Plugins in Motion

Where do I install AfterEffects Plugins into Motion? I can't find a plugins folder for Motion 2.

I purchased magic bullet software three weeks ago and i read somewhere on this or creative cow that motion read After effects plugins. I know FCP does not read them as of the studio 1 version.

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its possible import a After effect projects into Motion 5?

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I'm trying to get an overview of how Motion works.
By way of example, in After Effects, nesting of compositions is the primary way of building up a project.
Each comp is sized (in AE) to suit its intended purpose and content, and then placed (nested) into an ever higher hierarchy of compositions until one represents the final display of the project.
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That's not quite right. Groups can be imported/exported between projects. Groups can have their timing in the timeline trimmed to start and end points. Groups can be sized (2D groups, set the dimensions manually to the size you require — unless you have a very specific need for this action, don't do it - 2D groups do not interact with 3D groups other than by "layering".) [Default groups are as large as the content contained within them - they're "dynamically" sized. If you Flatten a 3D group, you will force it to the size of the project Canvas. ] Groups are "infinitely" nestable. Groups can be locked. Groups have their own coordinate system so that everything inside a group is maintained within that "universe". Move that group and everything inside that group goes with it perfectly aligned with everything else within that same group.
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