# Masking two instances "setMask"?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-two-instances-setmask/208280>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 27, 2006, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-two-instances-setmask/208280 "2006-11-27T06:04:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Luigi\_Vercotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Luigi\_Vercotti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Luigi_Vercotti)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2006, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-two-instances-setmask/208280/1 "2006-11-27T06:04:34Z")

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Hello guys 🙂

I have two instances and I want to mask them with one.

When I put the action

```auto

stop();
mc_text.setMask(mc_mask);
mc_open.setMask(mc_mask);

```

the second mask doesn’t work:wt:, always the first one…

Please:bu: