Cutter - seeing outside mask

Harmony Harmony Support and Troubleshooting
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Sometimes its good to be able to see the counturs of an object that is masked by another layer.
Is that option possible or more a feature request?

2

Try the “Select” tool = Option (alt) + S.

www.nolanscott.co.nz

3

Yes, Of course you see the total object then, I was more thinking of being able to see the kind o shadow image.
Maybe its just useful. Just an idea that came up when working.

4

Hi!

If you have the masking layer selected, you can enable the Show Current Drawing on top option. (If you have a drawing tool selected, it will appear).

http://docs.toonboom.com/help/harmony-14/premium/drawing/display-current-drawing-top.html?Highlight=show%20current%20drawing%20on%20top

I hope this helps,

Marie-Eve

5

Thank you very much Marie-Eve,

It’s always exciting to learn something new.

Regards
Nolan

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Pleasure!

I’m always happy when I can help!

Marie-Eve

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Yes, I use this now and then.
But If you use the tranformtool I dont think this option is working.

I was thinking if you wanted to have something to be animated within the mask it had been easier if you could see at least a shadow image of the postion outside.
Maybe its better tools for this in Premium. I use Advanced.

/ Mattias

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HI Mattias,

You can still suggest it as a feature request.

I just discovered that in Harmony 14, if you enable the Outline mode, you can see the outline of the cutting object (when using the Current Drawing on Top and a drawing tool). With the Transform tool selected, you see the outline covering the drawing being cut, and the piece being cut… but you don’t see what’s outside.

http://docs.toonboom.com/help/harmony-14/premium/cut-out-animation/use-outline-mode.html?Highlight=outline

Marie-Eve

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Yes, there are a lot of features and they are all useful in different situations.
Thanks!