# \[urgent\] setMask trouble

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-setmask-trouble/17594>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 7, 2003, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-setmask-trouble/17594 "2003-04-07T11:29:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![oscar\_alexander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e5b9ba/32.png) [@oscar\_alexander](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oscar_alexander)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-setmask-trouble/17594/1 "2003-04-07T11:29:10Z")

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Hey peeps,

I’m working on a project right now, where I need to simulate a “scratch-effect” with Flash, however, the setMask method just doesn’t seem to work for me…

Could you please examine my code and tell me what the _beep_ I’m doing wrong? :sigh:

[**SWF-file: scratchtest.swf** (click)](http://www.misterwhizz.com/oscar/scratchtest.swf)

[**Source-file: scratchtest.fla** (rightclick and save)](http://www.misterwhizz.com/oscar/scratchtest.fla)

Thanks in advance!

Alex

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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:** [April 7, 2003, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-setmask-trouble/17594/2 "2003-04-07T12:08:02Z")

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There are fans of Alizée in the Netherlands??? 😛

And I couldn’t take a look at your file, but you can’t mask a picture with lines that are drawn with the lineTo method. Only fills. Or clips that you attach.

pom 🙂

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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:** [April 7, 2003, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-setmask-trouble/17594/3 "2003-04-07T12:11:42Z")

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Err… yes. Shouldn’t be a surprise though, since she’s one of the prettiest girls ever to walk the face of God’s green Earth 🙂

Thanks for the tip!! I’ll try to fix it with circular fills then.

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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:** [April 7, 2003, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-setmask-trouble/17594/4 "2003-04-07T12:15:04Z")

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Wait a minute… how exactly would I go about creating a 10px back circle?

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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:** [April 7, 2003, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-setmask-trouble/17594/5 "2003-04-07T12:18:03Z")

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Agreed, but her lyrics are… hum… err… absolutely dumb.

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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:** [April 7, 2003, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-setmask-trouble/17594/6 "2003-04-07T12:20:00Z")

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Creating a circle is a bit complicated, and it uses very specific numbers. Try it with a square first (easy, right?) or search the forum a bit.

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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:** [April 7, 2003, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-setmask-trouble/17594/7 "2003-04-07T12:20:36Z")

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I’d have to agree with you on that 😉

Where are you from anyway? And how do I draw circles in Flash dammit? 🙂

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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:** [April 7, 2003, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-setmask-trouble/17594/8 "2003-04-07T12:21:49Z")

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Ok. I’ll try attaching circular clips than… Might be a little cpu-intensive though ☹

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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:** [April 7, 2003, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-setmask-trouble/17594/9 "2003-04-07T12:26:48Z")

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[http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/flashcoders-wiki/index.php?CodeAndOnlyCode](http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/flashcoders-wiki/index.php?CodeAndOnlyCode)

Pretty much any shape you want here 🙂