invert mask in Designer?

[sweboss]

I agree, invert mask is really needed. Would be nice to have in the next upgrade

[Meztli]

On 9/10/2020 at 6:39 PM, TimoCreations said:

I'm not sure if this answers the question, but you can use the "Erase" blendmode at the bottom to use any vector shape as cutout to everything beneath it.
If you want to only affect one layer or a group, drag it into a group.

Still no invert vector mask in 2021??

Thank you Timo, this saved me today. 

[sweboss]

Would be nice if the development team could give us a hint on when we can expect to have this function, or explain why this issue can't be solved, if that is the case.

[lardbros]

On 9/10/2020 at 6:39 PM, TimoCreations said:

I'm not sure if this answers the question, but you can use the "Erase" blendmode at the bottom to use any vector shape as cutout to everything beneath it.
If you want to only affect one layer or a group, drag it into a group.

Worked perfectly! Thank you!!

[the_krkn]

I would say it's not so much inverting the mask that's needed, you just need to be able to create a mask, draw white shapes/brush on it to reveal, and draw black shapes/brush to hide what's below. Right now, if I select the mask layer and try to draw a shape or brush on it, it just creates a new layer. Ideally, like Illustrator, I want to have just a layer that you can add shapes or brushes to, and the color and opacity determine what is masked and what is shown.

[TwangerMan]

 

On 9/10/2020 at 1:39 PM, TimoCreations said:

I'm not sure if this answers the question, but you can use the "Erase" blendmode at the bottom to use any vector shape as cutout to everything beneath it.
If you want to only affect one layer or a group, drag it into a group.

TimoCreations erase blend mode worked for me.  I did have to set a transparent fill to black.

[Benfischer]

Adding on to this ancient thread in case someone still is interested to say this is kind of possible using a Compound.  Add the vector you want to use as a mask on top of the vector you want to mask then hold Alt/Option while clicking the Boolean Subtract tool and you'll get a compound shape with the vector masked out.   Since it's a Compound the operation is non-destructive (like a filter) and it works with multiple shapes as shown in this video. I don't know how the YouTubers show keys presses on their screen, but I'm holding Option down when clicking the Boolean Subtract button.  (Alt on Windows).  This is on V2.1, but I don't know if that matters