After Effects missing native physics/simulation engine
Motion designers in After Effects cannot simulate realistic physical behavior natively, forcing them to use expensive third-party plugins or manual workarounds. This slows production for common tasks like cloth, fluid, and rigid-body animation. The gap is well-known and has persisted for years without an Adobe solution.
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