Import multi layers

Last night in class, our teacher imported a 17 or 18 layer Illustrator document. He did it one layer at a time, and it took forever. I asked why he didn't just import them all at once when prompted to. He said 'if you do that, AE will import them in a random order, and I need them stacked just the way I produced the original file in order to properly manipulate them. If I import them one layer at a time, even if I do it out of order, they will appear in the correct order in AE. You can imagine what my day is like when I have to import files with hundreds of layers!! Welcome to Graphic Arts!' Is someone kidding me? Is that really true? I unfortunately seem to remember that when I imported a multilayer PS file once, I think it could have been out of order, but just figured I goofed?? For my sake, and this poor mans sake, tell me it isn't so.   Cin 

I think you're mistaking the listing order of assets in the Project Window for the layering order of assets in the Timeline. The assets in the Project Window are sorted alphabetically by default, but you can click on various column headers to sort items as you see fit. If you open the composition that After Effects created when you imported you file as a comp, you'll see your layers are indeed in the correct stacking order.

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