Eddy-2 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 I'm struggling to get to grips with mask layers and their use and have tried switching a mask layer on and off to get a better understanding of how it works. When I do so, nothing happens as expected. The only way I seem to be able to see what I expect to see is by clicking on the Preview Mode button. This refreshes the view. Should what I see be influenced directly from the Layers panel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted August 31, 2019 Staff Share Posted August 31, 2019 Hi Eddy-2 I recommend checking out the following video tutorial on masks! - https://affinity.serif.com/tutorials/photo/desktop/video/332168517 1 hour ago, Eddy-2 said: Should what I see be influenced directly from the Layers panel? Absolutely! Could you please provide a screenshot of your layers panel to give me a better understanding of your issue please? Quote Please Note: I am now out of the office until Tuesday 2nd April on annual leave. If you require urgent assistance, please create a new thread and a member of our team will be sure to assist asap. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy-2 Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 Thanks for the link, Dan. Regarding the screen shots, I start off with View 1 and see what I expect to see. When I untick the Mask and the Ellipse (View 2), I'd expect to see the rectangle but nothing changes. Only when I click on the Preview Mode button does the view refresh and show the rectangle (View 3). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted September 1, 2019 Staff Share Posted September 1, 2019 Thanks for that Eddy It appears as though you've found a bug with the latest version, the mask is not re-drawing when you turn it on/off from the layers panel. Using the Preview button (or simply zooming in/out of the document) refreshes the canvas and re-draws with the mask shown/hidden, as appropriate. I'll get this logged with our development team to be fixed asap, in the meantime I recommend zooming to refresh the canvas after any mask changes are made, my sincerest apologies for the inconveniences caused here! EDIT: Another option, specific to your above setup, could be to clip and mask the Ellipse directly to the rectangle, negating the need for an additional mask- Eddy-2 1 Quote Please Note: I am now out of the office until Tuesday 2nd April on annual leave. If you require urgent assistance, please create a new thread and a member of our team will be sure to assist asap. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy-2 Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 Still scratching my head. I have a layer containing a large green rectangle. On the layer, I draw a triangle. This appears above the rectangle in the layer stack. I right click on the triangle and select 'Mask to Below'. I'd expect the result to be a green triangle but it isn't. If I click outside the spread, it goes blank. What's happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchshader Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 looks like the triangle has no fill color, it should have a fill color to use it as a mask Eddy-2 1 Quote intel core i5, 16GB 128Gb ssd win10 Pro Huion new 1060plus. philips 272p 2560x1440px on intel HD2500 onboard graphics Razer Tartarus Chroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy-2 Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 Thanks, that seems to have solved the problem. That said, there doesn't seem to be a mention of a fill in the help file when adding a vector mask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted September 3, 2019 Staff Share Posted September 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Eddy-2 said: That said, there doesn't seem to be a mention of a fill in the help file when adding a vector mask. Thanks for bringing this to our attention, I've logged this to be improved with our documentation team Eddy-2 1 Quote Please Note: I am now out of the office until Tuesday 2nd April on annual leave. If you require urgent assistance, please create a new thread and a member of our team will be sure to assist asap. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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