# Filling a Circle

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filling-a-circle/43988>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 27, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filling-a-circle/43988 "2004-02-27T17:51:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![tedc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@tedc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tedc)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filling-a-circle/43988/1 "2004-02-27T17:51:21Z")

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Hi all, I think this is a rather easy effect, but one of those things that has its trick. What I want to do is have a circle, that is being filled, like a clock, but using a mask or however it would be done, have it going filled up. Understand? I tried using shape tweens but of course it just deforms from one state to the next instead of smoothly filling up. If anyone could throw me a tip it would be a great help.