Re: Mask vs mask on group

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• How to remove the part of an object grouped several using a shape (Pathfinder does not work, cannot get the knockout groups to work)? Kind of like the opposite of a clipping mask.

  I want to remove the portion of these legs inside of this graph, because a white circle solid at the Center intensifies the effect of the spiral.

  Background, the spiral is a mixture of the people flying around in a circle. The circle is then copied and turned several times. I have not developed the appearance again.

  There must be an easy way to do it, but I can't use the Pathfinders, the opacity mask, knockout groups, and make simple layers does not work. I just want to axe the legs of these easy people!

  

  

  

  This is not correct

  

  I do several models and want to find a way to make it easy and fast!

  

  Thanks to you all!

  Emmanuel,

  If I (put) correctly, you should be able to get the opacity mask to work as follows:

  Select (only) the White path and the mixture and then in the transparency palette flyout on create with unchecked Clip opacity mask and mask invert checked.

  Who must hide the inner part of the mixture corresponding to the white circle and let the front remains visible oin the background (circle and all that.)

  .

• How to display the total of the group by avoiding totals deleted column cntrbn

  Hi friends
  Am with a column as GroupName masking certain groups for ex: FSVB
  I gave as
  <? for-each-group: current-group () [GroupName! = 'FAVS']; / GroupName? >
  It works very well
  but the totals when I try this
  <? sum (current - group () [.. / GroupName! = 'FAVS'] / as TOTAL_COST? >)
  me slappin' her with an error...
  can you suggest the correct code for this
  Thank you for your time and help

  You can store the variable group with filter applied on it and use it instead of the actual group. This neednt filter on each calculation so you have

• Leider druckt der pdf-Dateien ohne Inhalt. Active die Maske group, text aber nicht eingefugter wird.

  Hallo!

  Den nutze ich Foxit reader. Leider druckt der pdf-Dateien ohne Inhalt. Active die Maske group, text aber nicht eingefugter wird.

  Hat eine idea someone?

  Danke,

  tanja_elke

  Foxit Reader ist kein Microsoft-Produkt. ICH schlage vor, dass Sie your question den Foxit Forum questions, aber wie Microsoft answers Foren, Sie must die in Englisch statt auf Deutsch zu schreiben.
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• Group layer feather mask

  I am writing a script that iterates through the layers of a document and apply a feather mask if there is not already one.

  var iterGroup = {function (group)}

  for (i = 0; i < group.layerSets.length; i ++) {}

  iterGroup (group.layerSets [i]);

  };

  for (i = 0; i < group.artLayers.length; i ++) {}

  If (group.artLayers [i] .layerMaskFeather == 0) {}

  Try the clause because the script hangs on layers that have no mask.

  try {}

  group.artLayers [i] .layerMaskFeather = 0.5;

  } catch (err) {}

  };

  };

  };

  };

  iterGroup (app.activeDocument);

  It does what it is supposed to to do, sort of, but it only works on layers of art.  The frustration I have is that we use a lot of masks on layers of the Group and for some reason any that adobe has chosen to put the property layerMaskFeather in the class artLayer rather than its parent class, the layer.  The layerset class seems to have no property layerMaskFeather DOM access, even if it is available from the GUI.  I could also select each layer in turn and perform an action on it, but I still need to try the pen of mask to see if the user already has a custom setting.  Is it possible that I can do this?

  Thank you

  -Tim

  This will do a full psd.

  #target photoshop;
  if(documents.length) userMaskFeatherIfZero();
  function userMaskFeatherIfZero(){
     var ref = new ActionReference();
     ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID( "Prpr" ), charIDToTypeID( 'NmbL' ));
     ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Dcmn'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
     var count = executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID('NmbL')) +1;
  try{
      activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
  var i = 0; }catch(e){ var i = 1; };
     for(i;i		   

• Layer mask groups converted from work plans to the size of the artboard in older versions of Photoshop

  I wanted to start this post as an idea, but I couldn't choose communities (it wouldn't let me), so here it is posted...

  ----

  Just came across this with a customer...

  I use for a mobile design project work plans, and I just got a screenshot with some texts asking why among work plans were really great. Way bigger than a phone. (I'm under NDA and cannot post the screenshot, but imagine there are a lot of iPhone size work plans and two of them seem to be at a right angle)

  I opened the file and on my end, everything is the right size. Remembering the weeks ago to tell the customer that they need to update their version of Photoshop for all this work correctly, I have take a look at the screenshot and see that they are on CC2014 - none of the work plans.

  What I'm asking here, is that, since we have data, plans of work are objects of a defined size and 'alive', why not just use these data to hide layer groups at the opening of the PSD / PSB (PSB in my case) in older versions of Photoshop?

  It could save you a TON of hassle and confusion.

  Hi Zack,

  High level to your query response is: no, there is no conduct business case for a general solution to what you are suggesting. So I don't see what is happening.

  I say that as someone who likes to give back and forth and backward compatibility.

  There are two parts of the problem that you raise. They are related and somewhat intertwined.

  1. Having the version previous (2014) do something reasonable with the data from the version the most recent (2015). Either the old version should be taught on the most recent data so it can make a decision about what to do, or the newer version must put additional data in the file format for consumption by the older version.
  2. Back and forth between versions. As you say, a much more difficult problem. In fact, we do a good job of that today. But we must be sure that whatever we do for (1) not to damage and back the wrong way.

  Let's be very clear: 2014 will not be touched, except for critical bugs, absolutely. And even before 2015 is released, it would have not been corrected to make it behave better with work plans. There is no way that I could see what is happening. So all we have done for better backward compatibility had to be entirely done within 2015.

  For the round trip, the general problem is something like this: we want to 2014 to read an object that has properties of 2015, he does not understand. While we might learn ch to keep these properties as opaque property, must also have rules for when these properties are not valid and thrown on the floor. Probably, if the object is changed. But not always. And sometimes when another object parent is changed. And so on. Right now, we destroy them unknown content from their reading in the old version. Make us and record what we understand. As a user, you receive an alert telling you that we are do this. It's the safest thing to do.

  There are special cases where a developer can see an opportunity to preserve a level of backward compatibility and back and forth. We try to do if we believe that it is safe. But this scenario happens only occasionally.

  In the case of work plans, made us really think about this: If we added a mask to the group for backward compatibility, it should do something with this mask reading around 2015. And what would happen if the user edited this mask in 2014 and opened upward in 2015 - and who edited mask do not align with the structures of the artboard? Things started to get dark quickly. We started to see traps. The workflow together to sheath special round trip had to be tested and verified. The cost was rising and this expense must be filtered through a cost/value trade-off. And then what happens when we add a new property to the structure of work plan? At these efforts for nothing?

  So we compromised with what you have today. Work plans become groups in 2014. The Group and the layer structure remains intact. Doesn't secretly add us and remove masks for the round trip. You can safely change the groups to your heart's content. When return you this document in 2015, you redo the work plans of the groups. Was not clear and safe way to do more than that given the time that we had.

  Take a step back and think about your problem, it doesn't seem to be a value to a script that converts group work plans + layer masks for your workflow to have your documents that is consumed by the customers of 2014. This would be carried out in 2015 because she would need understand the work plans. And maybe vice versa from 2014 to 2015, assuming that the documents were not published in a hostile way. We're not likely to write such a script as a generic tool, but someone competent with script might be able to do this.

  More that I intend to write, but hopefully, it gives you additional insight in the compromises that we have faced.

• apply a clipping for each top-level group mask in the document

  Sample file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzEoJSYDhH_WcXhIalFRTk9qOGc/view?usp=sharing

  We can assume:

  Art • grouped on configurations with a line called die.

  • All groups exist on "Layer 1"

  I am a loop in groups and work with groups who has relatives is "layer". I have to loop through all the groups in the document, but when I created the clipping mask creates a new group and live my loop. I am now a loop only in groups of "Layer 1"and moving them to a new layer before the clipping mask. My script is breaking after the Group has been moved to the new layer. I have a bunch of alerts in there for debugging.

  #target Illustrator
  
  
  var idocX = app.activeDocument;
  var li = idocX.layers;
  
  
  function meetTheParents(PageItem){
    if (PageItem.parent.typename = "Layer"){
    return "Layer";
    } else if (PageItem.parent.typename = "GroupItem"){
    return "Group";
    } 
  }
  
  function isLayerFree(layer){
    if (layer.locked == false && layer.visible == true){
    var gpa = layer.parent;
    isLayerFree(gpa);
    return true
    } else {
    return false
    }
  }
  
  
  var trLyr = li.add();
  trLyr.name = "TRASH";
  var l1 = li.getByName('Layer 1');
  for (j = l1.groupItems.length -1; j >= 0; j--) {
    app.executeMenuCommand ('deselectall');
    var iGroup = l1.groupItems[j];
    if (iGroup.hidden==false && iGroup.locked==false) {
    if (meetTheParents(iGroup) == "Layer"){
    if (isLayerFree(iGroup.parent)){
    iGroup.move(trLyr, ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING);
    // set die variable to die in current selection
    alert ("Group " + j + " moved to trash layer");
    alert ("trash layer path items length = " + trLyr.pathItems.length); // I'm getting '0' here even though I just moved items into it.
    var die = trLyr.pathItems.getByName('proofLine'); // script breaks here
    alert ("Die identified for this group");
  
    die.move(trLyr, ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING);
    for (a = 0; a < trLyr.pageItems.length; a++){
    var thing = trLyr.pageItems[a];
    if (thing.hidden==false && thing.locked==false){
    thing.selected = true;
    }
    }
    var sel = idocX.selection; // get selection
    alert (sel.length + " items in current selection.");
  
    // make clipped group of die with art inside
    if (sel.length==2) {// continue only if 2 objects are selected
    var igroup = idocX.groupItems.add(); // add a group that will be the clipping mask group
  
    var imask = sel[0]; // the mask is the object on top
    var ipath = sel[1]; // the "drawn object" is at the bottom
  
    var idup = imask.duplicate(); // duplicate the mask, to later get the fill and stroke to apply to the clipping path
  
    ipath.move (igroup, ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING); // add both path to the group
    imask.move (igroup, ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING);
  
    imask.clipping = true; // make the mask the clipping path
    igroup.clipped = true; // clip the everything in the group to the clipping mask
  
    if (idup.filled == true){
    imask.fillColor = idup.fillColor; // add fill color, same as the dup
    }
    imask.stroked = true; // stroke the mask
    imask.strokeWidth = idup.strokeWidth; // add stroke width, same as the dup
    imask.strokeColor = idup.strokeColor; // add stroke color, seme as the dup
  
    idup.remove(); // remove the duplicate
    }else { // show this message if other than 2 objects are selected
    alert("Select both, the Mask and the object that needs to be 'inside'.\rThe Mask needs to be the top most object.");
    }
    app.executeMenuCommand ('deselectall');
    igroup.move (l1, ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING);
    }
    }
    }
  }
  trLyr.remove();
  

  Inside of my plu script that it breaks in silence, in this example script is for me a 'no such item. There should be such an element, I just put there. Once the script completes, the Group has been moved, which means that the named path is right where it should be.

  Let's see if this works:

  #target illustrator
  function test(){
      if(app.documents.length < 1){
          return;
      }
      var doc = app.activeDocument;
      var lr = doc.layers[0];
      for(var i=0; i		   

• How to make a clipping of a group in a mask layer?

  I want that a group layers on a lowerlayer clipping mask.

  A workaround might be to convert the group to a smart object and Clipping mask layer below.

  Just to make sure that could you please post a screenshot with the Panel visible layers?

• Apply the clipping on a group object mask

  Hello

  I have a background and I need to apply a clipping of a group object mask. I can't perform the task that it clips only one object in the group.

  I need to some tips and advice. Please see my screen shot shown below. Thank yor.

  

  David,

  To be more precise, you can, for a clipping mask,

  (1) create the object in the background to be cut;

  (2) create the clipping objects, such as 3 separate letters (or just three circles or other) and place them as you wish on top of the background object;

  (3) select all letters/objects and object > compound mask > make;

  ((4) ShiftClick the background object or ClickDrag on everything or Ctrl / Cmd + A to select the two 1) and 3) and

  Object > clipping mask > make.

  and an opacity mask.

  (1) create the object in the background to be cut;

  (2) create the masking objects as objects of filling/nostroke in black or white, such as 3 separate live/described letters (or just three circles or other) and place them as you wish on top of the background object;

  (3) select all letters/objects and Ctrl / Cmd + G to group them (with the letters, you can use Object > compound mask > do instead);

  ((4) ShiftClick the background object or ClickDrag on everything or Ctrl / Cmd + A to select the two 1) and 3) and

  Click transparency Launcher (click on the right arrow above) do with with Clip opacity mask and mask invert checked (black letters, mask Invert unchecked for white letters).

• How to use the same mask, stencil, etc for several layers? Photoshop equivalent of the masked group?

  Hi I spent over half an hour for search manual, forums and the Internet and still can't find the answer. Help, please!

  For example, in a model with 5 or more layers, I want to use the same mask or stencil or what can hide layers 2,3 and 4 but areas layer 5 and all other possible layers below should not be affected.

  1. Before dialing the layers that you want to hide and apply a matte for the demo using the mask. Think to the Dial as an equivalent to the creation of a layer group.
  2. Use the effect on each layer you want to hide. It's easier to do if you apply mast set once and then create an animation preset to apply to the other layers. Just get mast set to do what you want it to do on the first layer, select Set Matte in ECW or in the timeline panel, and then go to the Animation > Save animation preset. Select then all other layers you want to apply the set matte to apply the preset.
  3. Put the mask at the bottom of the layers that you want to hide and turn on the switch to preserve transparency, then this group in composition with other layers of nesting.

  Here's another tip. You can set a custom color for all the layers you want to use the mast, then use the custom color for a group selection. This can make things easier down the line.

• Grouping and clipping masks

  I just created a merry-go-round.  I create each animal separately and then combining them.  By far the most complex animal is the Zebra.  I created the strips by drawing lines that go outside the Zebra adjusing using the widths and - thanks to the wonderful of the forum, created a form of Zebra clipping mask.  Very well.  Now I would like al to group items so I can treat the Zebra as one object among others.  First of all, I'm doing the clipping mask group and scratches.  All well and good so far.

  

  But then, when I bring together all the elements, the effect of cut goes, and the stripes extend beyond the Zebra.  I see that the clipping mask is always there, but the effect of the clipping mask disappeared.

  

  Not very good.

  (Note: the same thing happens if I I do not first a group of the clipping mask and the scratches .)

  Frustrated (72 years) old-dog fearing that it becomes too too old to learn all the new stuff.

  There are two types of clipping masks. Object, it automatically creates a group. The second is a mask of base layer. This is not a group, but rather of all the objects on a given layer clips.

  That the second is the type that you created. But it cannot be contained within another group.

  What you need to do is create a based clipping mask object instead (don't worry, you can use the same objects that you already own. You must use the command object > clipping mask > make instead of the button in the layer panel.

• Two questions - a clipping mask and color change in the Group

  Hello

  I have a file I rendered in Maya as a vector. I'm not that great with illustrator, so I was trying to speed things up...

  In any case, it appears all of the files have a clipping mask. If I unrelease, it shows a plain with a similar dimensions that is the original color of the object. See picture for before and after...

  In addition, article even says it's in a group. For this reason, I can't seem to change its color, and the separate button is gray... very confusing.

  Jared

  To group or ungroup, you must first select the art.

  You can do this with a tool of choice or use the layers panel by clicking to the right of the circle of the name of the groups.

  Then disassociate will be available but it is not necessary to separate so deit if you double-click on the group with the selection tool black arrow he'll bring you back in the isolation mode of the group which will allow you to change the group, as if they were individual objects that are separating.

  When you have finished double click anywhere outside the group to leave the isolation mode. You will find this feature will be preventing them from making bald, because you him tear not all outside whenb group edition in complex projects.

  Regarding the change of color as already mention Nedopil > change color > Recolorier Art more or less the same kind of protection mounting which can save you aggravation in the art complex.

• groups of digital format mask separator

  Hello
  can someone explain to me why the following Charly works well:
  
  SELECT THE DOUBLE TO_CHAR(1890.55,'$99G999D00')
  
  and it is not:
  
  SELECT THE DOUBLE TO_CHAR(1890.55,'$99G999D00')
  
  the only difference is that in the first, there is the G symbol to specify the groups and in the second separator, a comma (,) to indicate the group separator.
  
  
  If I run the following:
  Select * from nls_session_parameters
  NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS is.
  
  Thank you
  Francesco

  SQL> SELECT TO_CHAR(1890.55,'$99G999D00') FROM DUAL;
  
  TO_CHAR(189
  -----------
    $1.890,55
  
  1 row selected.
  
  SQL> SELECT TO_CHAR(1890.55,'$99,999D00') FROM DUAL;
  SELECT TO_CHAR(1890.55,'$99,999D00') FROM DUAL
                         *
  ERROR at line 1:
  ORA-01481: invalid number format model
  
  SQL> SELECT TO_CHAR(1890.55,'$99,999.00') FROM DUAL;
  
  TO_CHAR(189
  -----------
    $1,890.55
  
  1 row selected.
  

  Do not use G with '.' (or D with ',')

• Masking color theme group when the color theme tool

  How do hide you Palette of color theme?

  You're talking about the Adobe color theme Panel (window > colors > Adobe color themes)? If this is the case, just close it.

  Or do you mean the floating palette that appears when you use the color theme tool. If the latter, press ESC to remove and forget what it selected last.

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  I am to evaluate WEBVPN (SSL VPN) functionality on the router CISCO 1921.

  I can establish a VPN connection with anyconnect and access the intranet local, but I can't access internet.

  I don't know what happened with the packets intended for internet.

  Below, I'll send webvpn configuration:

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  Hello

  Make sure that you have the list of nat source configured to allow the VPN pool, if you want to use internet from the router or you can use split tunnel to allow only internal traffic on VPN

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  SVC split Router (config-WebVPN-Group) # include 192.168.200.0 255.255.255.0

  Kind regards

  Averroès.