# MovieClip proportions including mask

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-proportions-including-mask/268051>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 8, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-proportions-including-mask/268051 "2008-08-08T16:51:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-proportions-including-mask/268051/1 "2008-08-08T16:51:27Z")

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I’m just starting out with AS3 and I’m trying to adjust the width and height of a MovieClip that contains images that are masked. For instance the main container clip is called MainClip and inside MainClip I have a large image at (1000x1000) masked down to a 500x500 square. If I trace MainClip.width I will get the overall size of the clip up to the image’s original size which is 1000x1000 (even though it is masked). How do I access the overall clip’s size including the mask? I realize I can access the mask width, but I’m actually trying to SET the width of MainClip to a larger size and when I do so it doesn’t do it according to it’s visible mask but via it’s children. Thanks for the help.