User Manual

You can change the way the toolbar is displayed by right-clicking on the toolbar and selecting
from the options displayed in the toolbar’s contextual menu.
The functions of the buttons in this toolbar are explained in depth in the Polylines section.
Common Controls
Image and Settings Tabs
The Image and Settings tabs in the Inspector are also duplicated in other mask nodes. These
common controls are described in detail at the end of this chapter in “The Common
Controls” section.
Ellipse Mask [ELP]
The Ellipse node
Ellipse Mask Node Introduction
The Ellipse mask is most useful for masking round objects. It is a circle by default, but
independent control is offered over the width, height, and angle, providing for a wide variety of
ellipsoidal shapes.
Inputs
The Ellipse mask node includes a single effect mask input.
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Effect Mask: The optional blue input expects a mask shape created by polylines,
basic primitive shapes, paint strokes, or bitmaps masks. Connecting a mask to this
input combines the masks. How masks are combined is handled in the Paint mode
menu in the Inspector.
Basic Node Setup
The Ellipse mask node is useful for generating circular masks. Below, the Ellipse mask is used to
generate a circular colored shape by cutting a circular shape from a background node.
Ellipse mask node creating a colored
circle by masking a background node
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