# Motion Guide Under Mask. How? **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [July 13, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/motion-guide-under-mask-how/57480 "2004-07-13T17:51:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![paddy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@paddy1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paddy1)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/motion-guide-under-mask-how/57480/1 "2004-07-13T17:51:02Z")
Here’s my problem. I want to have a circle move on a circular path using a motion guide but the same circle must also be masked. Is there a way to do this without having to hand animate a circular (or irregular) path? :puzzled: Thanks in advance. Paddy ---
**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:** [July 13, 2004, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/motion-guide-under-mask-how/57480/2 "2004-07-13T18:07:49Z")
Make the circle animation as one movieclip, then put that MC on another clip and mask it. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2004, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/motion-guide-under-mask-how/57480/3 "2004-07-13T18:15:41Z")
Wait! What? **_On_** another movieclip? In it? Put the second one on the layer above? Could you explain in more detail? ---
**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:** [July 13, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/motion-guide-under-mask-how/57480/4 "2004-07-13T19:07:17Z")
Thanks Thoriphes.