# Mask redraw

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-redraw/329776>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 15, 2012, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-redraw/329776 "2012-10-15T05:48:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![bossmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/49beb7/32.png) [@bossmonkey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bossmonkey)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-redraw/329776/1 "2012-10-15T05:48:07Z")

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I’m running into a bug with Flash where I change the contents of a movieclip that is layer masking the layer below it. Unfortunately, the mask doesn’t completely refresh until the redraw region is refreshed. This may be easier to explain just by showing:  
[http://krishnajain.com/uploads/mask\_bug.swf](http://krishnajain.com/uploads/mask_bug.swf)

Has anyone else run into this problem before? Is there a workaround?  
Thanks.