# Dynamic masking using the drawing API

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-masking-using-the-drawing-api/300046>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 15, 2009, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-masking-using-the-drawing-api/300046 "2009-11-15T11:12:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![78\_spotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/ee7513/32.png) [@78\_spotter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/78_spotter)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-masking-using-the-drawing-api/300046/1 "2009-11-15T11:12:06Z")

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I’ve been having some trouble with this code:

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```auto
onClipEvent(load)
{
        _root.stop();
        dO = 3.6;
        r = 75;
        function addSlice(O)
        {
                x1 = r*Math.sin(O*Math.PI/180);
                x2 = r*Math.sin((O+dO)*Math.PI/180);
                y1 = r*Math.cos((O)*Math.PI/180);
                y2 = r*Math.cos((O+dO)*Math.PI/180);
                trace(x1 + ":" + y1);
                with(_root.mask)
                {
                        moveTo(0,0);
                        beginFill(0x000088);
                        lineTo(x1,y1);
                        lineTo(x2,y2);
                        endFill();
                }
        }
        _root.createEmptyMovieClip("mask",0);
        this.setMask(_root.mask);
        _root.mask._yscale = -100;
        _root.mask._x = this._x;
        _root.mask._y = this._y;
        oldLoaded = 0;
}
onClipEvent(enterFrame)
{
        loaded = Math.ceil(_root.getBytesLoaded()/_root.getBytesTotal()*100);
        for(i = oldLoaded; i < loaded; i++)
        {
                addSlice(dO*i);
        }
        oldLoaded = loaded;
}

```

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I’ve created a movieclip with a donut graphic.  
Set the actionscript to the clip.  
Created a 2nd frame in the timeline with a photo.  
Nothing happens. Any suggestions?