# Drawing API
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-api/27264
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 31, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-api/27264 "2003-07-31T17:48:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@colin\_ferguson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/colin_ferguson)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-api/27264/1 "2003-07-31T17:48:38Z")
OK, this is alot to ask, but worth a try!!
I have an image of a map. I want my user to be able to draw a line on the map. I have seen the tutorial how to do this and it works great, but…
I need to restrict where the the user can draw (for example if the map was of the US, I only want them to be able to draw on Georgia. The rest of the map should not allow drawing.
In addition, when they stpo drawing and release the mouse, I need the movie to go to another frame in the movie.
To give some background, this is a simulation of a piece of software that allows users to draw on a particular US state and then when they relese the mouse it takes them to a new view of that US state (hence the need for the move to another frame.)
I know this is a long shot, but I also know some of you flash geniuses (geniusii??) could help me.
insert begging smiley!
colin
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-api/27264/2 "2003-07-31T17:56:20Z")
Just use hitTest with the drawing API. It should do what you need.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-api/27264/3 "2003-07-31T17:58:37Z")
I will try looking up hit test.
Thanks for that.
Im beginning to think this might be out of my ability boundary!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-api/27264/4 "2003-07-31T18:03:02Z")
Naw, especially if you got the Drawing API under control! I’m sure you can handle it.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-api/27264/5 "2003-07-31T18:04:44Z")
Not really under control!!!
but it did draw!..thats a positive right!
I will give it a bash though…Scottish mentality…never admit defeat!
cheers again.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2003, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-api/27264/6 "2003-07-31T18:06:13Z")
I agree with DigitalPimp - the API’s the harder of the two.
You know what else you could do’ you could make the state into a button and then apply your gotoAndPlay(“whatever”); on the button. The drawing API will draw right on top of the button. Would that work?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2003, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-api/27264/7 "2003-07-31T18:07:14Z")
That would work Freddy or check clipEvent for mouse up. :p:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2003, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-api/27264/8 "2003-07-31T18:07:43Z")
maybe.
you folks are quality!