No 'import as live photoshop 3D' option

I have created a 3D sphere in PS CS6 and want to import it into after effects to animate. But when I import the model the option to import as a live 3d model is not coming up? Why is this? What have I done wrong?

Element doesn't "make" 3D models, it just renders them using OpenGL. It can produce extruded text and similar just like CS6 itself and comes with a selection of basic shapes and models. Additional models can be bought or downloaded for free from their site, TurboSquid and a million other sites (some of mine: http://myleniumstuff.com/category/3d-rendering/) For more info refer to the VC website. If you need to craft your own models, you still need a 3D program liek the fgree Blender...
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No, these features have been removed since CS6.
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AE will not import live photoshop 3d correctly

Hi, I've spent a lot of time researching forums, watching tutorials trying to solve this problem to know avail. I have found some threads that have the same problem, but no solutions have worked. I'm using CS4 in both photoshop and AE. My problem is that no matter what I do I cannot correctly import photoshop 3d live layers into aftereffects and have them work properly. Basically once I save or create the 3d file or 3d shape as a psd, when I import it into AE it does not create the comp correctly where it creates the camera, and controler layer (per the tutorials I have watched). It simply brings in the PS file as a straight 2d. Here is what I have done and tried.
1) within photoshop the 3d object all works fine. I've tried numerous models and even used the adobe car model that was part of the tutorial There seems to be no issues when working inside PS. I have even created just a simple 3 d shape in PS and tried importing that into AE with the same results. I am saving all of these as .psd files.
2) When importing I have made sure that the import as live photoshop3d layer box is checked
3) Within AE after importing, I have opened the comp that was imported to see if the camera layer and controler layer are there...they are not, only the PS layer (2d) is there.
4) I havewithin aftereffects to edit original on the layer which brought me back into PS, I made a slight color change and saved and when going back into AE it reflected the changes I made correctly. I tried to do this to make sure dynamic link was working correctly.
5) I tried to manually within AE to convert the layer to a photoshop live 3d layer (since it didnt do it correctly upon initial import) I get an error message that reads.... no photoshop live 3d layer found.
It just seems that upon import, AE is not recognizing that it is a 3d photoshop live layer, thus does not create the necessary things (camera and controller) as needed. Are there any preferences that I may need to enable within AE for this to work. Truthfully I don't know for sure that it couldnt be a problem with PS, but since everthing 3d seems to work correctly in PS, I believe the problem has to do with AE.
I'm really at a loss at what else to do, everything else in AE works fine. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

Sounds rather odd, but I remeber there was an issue along those lines that got fixed in the 9.0.2 update. If you haven't already, try to install it. Also check the rendering style of your model in PS. You may have assigned something there that would not produce visible results and thus AE may ignore it. As a last thing, check your OpenGL settings in AE and PS and your graphics driver. Since PS handles this as a hardware accelerated feature, bad graphics configuration might also make it go boom... For more details it would help if you could produce some screenshots of your settings and import attempts....
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Edit: Definitely make sure to turn off the sequence option in the AE import dialog! This might, after all, be the problem here...

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I've been trying to get a 2D logo imported into after effects as a 3D image with a slight extrusion to add some depth. I can create the image as I want in photoshop as a 3D image layer, and I save it as a .PSD file. Whenever I try to import the image into after effects as a composition, I do not get the checkbox for "Live Photoshop 3d". I've been looking around, but I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. Any help?

Seems odd to remove features.
Look up the "It was too much work" threads on this forum for explanations why things got chopped.
What was it replaced with?
Nothing. you need to buy plug-ins to import 3D geometry.
I've tried the extrusion in AE, but it only works on solids.
Read the help! It works with text and shape layers.
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I`d like to import a 3D-psd-file. Missing the "Live Photoshop 3D"-field in the import-window.

I got a 3D-file (3ds). I would like to animate it.
In Photoshop there all layers and the gfx is perfect.
Saving.
While importing the file into After Effects, I should chose "Live Photoshop 3D", but there isn't any possibility.
This should be an add-on, plug-in, etc.
Does anybody know, how to get it..?

What version of AE do you have? If you have CC or CC 2014 (versions 12 and 13 respectively), you can use Cinema 4D to render this. Cinema 4D Lite comes free with After Effects! details of CINEMA 4D integration with After Effects CC

Live Photoshop 3D

Hi!
i was amazed when i found out that this was possible but was very pissed to find out that I cant make this work. when i import it, the .psd file is just a 2d image like a normal boring picture in the composition. it doesn't have any cameras or null obejct in it. i've done everything but for some reason my after effects can't read the .psd file with the 3d layers or there's something wrong with my photoshop.
when i right click it (02:53 on the video) a message appears:
after effects error: no photoshop 3d layers were found
importing it and enabling live photoshop 3d like in the video doesn't work for me
so basically what i've done is open a .3ds or .kmz or. DAE (since i can export models in three different formats and from what i've been told photoshop can handle them) i didn't do anything to them and just saved them as a .psd. then i imported them in after effects clicking the live photoshop 3D and making it a composition. after that it just imports it just like a normal 2d image without a camera and null object inside a composition.
i have cs5 of photoshop and cs4 of after effects.
thanks in advance!

Hi!
Thank you all for your help and answers but unfortunately the problem still persist....
I've re-Installed my Photoshop CS4 and done the same things again. Here it still doesnt work.
It's like i never even installed CS4. It still gives me the same results like before..
I dont wanna give up but this is getting on my nerves...
Thanks anyways guys!

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ive seen some videos in cs4 with live photoshop 3d and its beautiful
peapole that draw camion, cube, car etc than import in AE and active this effect to work with a full 3d layer in AE U_U how can i do this?
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rhannebaum wrote:
Surely you realize the simple issue this creates: neither solution works for CS6 users. Hence, why I feel like such users are left in the cold when it comes to importing 3D.
Am I crazy? What am I missing about this simple issue? Pre-CS6 users didn't have to pay extra to import 3D; CC users don't have to pay extra to import 3D; why should I?
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http://helpx.adobe.com/en/after-effects/using/preparing-importing-3d-image-files.html#impo rting_and_using_3d_files_from_other_applications
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