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Cut in clipping mask

  • March 8, 2025
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I have this object that i used clipping mask on and I want to cut out the red shape so there comes a hole. It's not working with minus front in pathfinder neither with shape builder? It works on normal objects but I think it's not working because there is a clipping mask on the object beneath? How can I solve this?

Any help would be much appreciated ❤️

 

 

Correct answer Jacob Bugge

utopiarchitect,

 

As I (mis)understand it, you can:

 

1) Release the Clipping Mask;

2) Create a path that follows the border of the red shape;

3) Select the Clipping Path from 1) and the path from 2) and apply Minus front;

4) Use the resulting Compound Path as the Clipping Path for the background.

 

To do it fully reversible, you can do the same as in 1) and 2), then:

 

3) Give the Clipping Path a white fill and give the new path a white fill and Group them;

4) Select the Group and the background and in the Transparency palette Make (Opacity) Mask with Clip ticked.

 

 

 

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Jacob Bugge
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Jacob BuggeCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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March 8, 2025

utopiarchitect,

 

As I (mis)understand it, you can:

 

1) Release the Clipping Mask;

2) Create a path that follows the border of the red shape;

3) Select the Clipping Path from 1) and the path from 2) and apply Minus front;

4) Use the resulting Compound Path as the Clipping Path for the background.

 

To do it fully reversible, you can do the same as in 1) and 2), then:

 

3) Give the Clipping Path a white fill and give the new path a white fill and Group them;

4) Select the Group and the background and in the Transparency palette Make (Opacity) Mask with Clip ticked.

 

 

 

    utopiarchitect
    utopiarchitectAuthor
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    March 8, 2025

    Yess it worked, tysm! Guess my workflow was not in the right order but will do it like you said from now on 🙂 ty, very much appreciated!

    Jacob Bugge
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    Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
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    March 8, 2025

    You are welcome, utopiarchitect.

     

    As a curiosity, the first way can also be done like this, using the expanded Layer in the Layers palette:

     

    1) Create a path that follows the border of the red shape;

    2) In the Layer open the Group with the Clipping Mask, move the path from 1) down above the Clipping Path from 1). select both and apply Minus front;

    3) Reapply the Clipping Mask.

     

    May I ask which way you have used?

     

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