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arturs73452037
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March 17, 2017
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How to make a masking layer which would hide objects instead of revealing in Animate CC?

  • March 17, 2017
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Hey! For now I only know how to have a masking layer which reveals with its shape the layer bellow. Is there any way to have it in an opposite way? So that objects on the masking layer would hide areas of the layer bellow? Thank you for your replies!

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    arturs73452037Author
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    March 20, 2017

    And another decision I've found is that. It allows to just draw the shapes in drawing mode on one layer and than choose one of these features.

    robdillon
    robdillon
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    March 17, 2017

    There is a method sometimes called an x-ray or magnifier that uses a normal version of the image and then a masked version of the same image on top. You can either animate the mask or have an animation run on the lower image. Does that sound like what you had in mind?

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      arturs73452037Author
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      March 20, 2017

      I'm sorry Rob, I'm not sure if I get your idea

      robdillon
      robdillon
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      March 20, 2017

      Here's a very simple example: http://www.ddg-designs.com/downloads/mask.zip

        Colin Holgate
        Colin Holgate
        Inspiring
        March 17, 2017

        I can't see a way to do it. The normal way would be to a stage sized shape and then delete parts of that to hide things.

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          arturs73452037Author
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          March 17, 2017

          And how would you delete a perfect circle from the middle of a stage-sized rectangle?

          Colin Holgate
          Colin Holgate
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          March 17, 2017

          Have a stage sized shape of a different color.In another layer draw a circle shape, and use the Align panel to make it exactly in the middle

          In another layer draw a circle shape in a different color, and use the Align panel to make it exactly in the middle.

          Select the circle and do a Cut.

          Select the stage sized shape layer and do a Paste in Place.

          Click elsewhere to deselect the circle.

          Click on the circle and press delete.

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