Activation of Draw Inside

[MahaB82A]

I selected the path of the ellipse this activate draw inside mode. But when I sected the path of the giraffe it did not activate draw inside mode. What is the reason for that? File is attached.

https://easyupload.io/p4ng1z

[Ton Frederiks]

Because it is a clipping group (for no visible reason). Release the Clipping Mask or edit contents.

[MahaB82A]

Because it is a clipping group (for no visible reason). Release the Clipping Mask or edit contents.

By @Ton Frederiks

I cannot understand the reason. Please explain it in detail

[Ton Frederiks · Accepted solution]

Open the Layers panel and you will see a clipping group.

Because the Draw Inside mode creates a clipping group with the option to edit the content. In your case you already created a clipping group.

[MahaB82A]

Thanks for the help.

[Ton Frederiks]

Good to hear that helped.

[MahaB82A]

Because it is a clipping group (for no visible reason). Release the Clipping Mask or edit contents.

By @Ton Frederiks

What is menat by "for no visible reason"

[Monika Gause]

It's just the mask. There's nothing in the mask.

[Ton Frederiks]

That's it there is no reason for it to be a mask, it would look the same as just a filled shape.