# Animate shape
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animate-shape/24840
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 5, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animate-shape/24840 "2003-07-05T21:47:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@honey4d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/honey4d)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animate-shape/24840/1 "2003-07-05T21:47:57Z")
Hello
I found the following code within a tutorial on the Kirupa website showing how to draw a square using ActionScript but I was wondering if it would be possible to modify this so that each line is animated in turn to construct a square (similar to the mouseover effect on the [www.fontsforflash.com](http://www.fontsforflash.com) website (right column ‘Showcase’ graphic)):
\_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“holder”,1);
holder.lineStyle(1,0,100);
// This is half the width of the square
width=30;
// The center of the square is (150,150)
holder.moveTo(150-width,150-width);
holder.lineTo(150+width,150-width);
holder.lineTo(150+width,150+width);
holder.lineTo(150-width,150+width);
holder.lineTo(150-width,150-width);
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Many thanks.
Jon
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animate-shape/24840/2 "2003-07-05T21:54:21Z")
hmm… before I start… I want to ask you if you “need” to do this with drawing API…
can u just use shape or motion tweening?
-Aditya
just checking cause if you dont need to use Drawing API… much cleaner faster way would be motion tween
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2003, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animate-shape/24840/3 "2003-07-05T23:08:03Z")
It’s much easier if you just use a mask. They probably used it aswell.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animate-shape/24840/4 "2003-07-05T23:09:45Z")
ypu… thanks for reminding me [m]… a mask would be a lot easier… 😛
-Aditya