# Man, how do I do this!

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/man-how-do-i-do-this/3946
**Category:** design
**Created:** [October 30, 2001, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/man-how-do-i-do-this/3946 "2001-10-30T23:24:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2001, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/man-how-do-i-do-this/3946/1 "2001-10-30T23:24:41Z")

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OKay, How do you get the drawing effect on Flash, like a line drawing itself, and gradually getting longer or something like that. Oyou know.

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2001, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/man-how-do-i-do-this/3946/2 "2001-10-31T05:49:17Z")

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use masking. u can also try shape tweens.

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2001, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/man-how-do-i-do-this/3946/3 "2001-10-31T07:00:13Z")

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or using action script to place dots in a line, also works.