user29794: Every time I create a new shape layer in Adobe After Effects it has automatically applied some type of feathering to the shape(see image below).

How do I remove this? I would like the edges to be crisp and defined.
Thank you!

user4426: It's all about the little sun icon on each layer, called "Collapse Transformations": 
It chooses whether to display the image as a vector (sharp) or as a bitmap (possibly blurry depending on the resolution of the layer).  There's lots online about it - here's one example: 
https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/collapse-transformations-continuously-rasterize-after-effects/

29794: <p>Every time I create a new shape layer in Adobe After Effects it has automatically applied some type of feathering to the shape(see image below).</p>

<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ib7bd.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ib7bd.png" alt="Screen shot of after effects shape feather"></a></p>

<p>How do I remove this? I would like the edges to be crisp and defined.</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>
 4426: <p>It's all about the little sun icon on each layer, called "Collapse Transformations": 
<a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/QSG8O.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/QSG8O.png" alt="icon for collapse transformations"></a>It chooses whether to display the image as a vector (sharp) or as a bitmap (possibly blurry depending on the resolution of the layer).  There's lots online about it - here's one example: 
<a href="https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/collapse-transformations-continuously-rasterize-after-effects/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/collapse-transformations-continuously-rasterize-after-effects/</a></p>
