Howto put a shape over and under 2 layers

patricia3d · Post by **patricia3d** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:44 pm

See the Image

There is a shape in Layer:Teeth_Down
and another Layer Upper_Mouth is above this layers.
I want one shape ( see in red points selected ) to come over to Layer Upper_Mouth. Pointed the shape with Yellow Mark.

GCharb · Post by **GCharb** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:58 pm

Just put that shape on a new layer and drag that layer on top of the upper mouth layer!

patricia3d · Post by **patricia3d** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:02 pm

Thanks for guidance. I want half part of the teeth should be covered by down_mouth, but half part of the teeth should be over upper_mouth.
If I create a new layer over upper_mouth, then half part of the teeth how will come under down_mouth?

GCharb · Post by **GCharb** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:51 pm

Personally I would use shape ordering.

slowtiger · Post by **slowtiger** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:57 pm

Depending on how complex that shape is, I'd create a new group, put it inside, and create a mask to show only the top half.

funksmaname · Post by **funksmaname** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:42 pm

you could also split the top of the tooth with a line, then copy the tooth to its own layer, but only fill the tip (similar idea to slowtiger, but no masking)

or, if you changed your design slightly so that the bottom lip doesn't need to go under the top lip you could put that (or split and put the front part of it) in a layer above the top lip so that you can put the teeth in between...

SvenFoster · Post by **SvenFoster** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:28 pm

GCharb wrote:Personally I would use shape ordering.

how?

GCharb · Post by **GCharb** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:33 pm

I would put the whole mouth on one layer and make the whole tooth at least two fill shapes and use shape ordering to make the upper part of the tooth on top of the upper mouth.

SvenFoster · Post by **SvenFoster** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:39 pm

ahhhh I thought you had a way to animate shapes.. i get you now. thanks

GCharb · Post by **GCharb** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 1:21 am

Wes (synthsin) has a script for that on the other forum.

patricia3d · Post by **patricia3d** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:47 am

slowtiger wrote:Depending on how complex that shape is, I'd create a new group, put it inside, and create a mask to show only the top half.

Thanks slowtiger.
Actually I have to use for swf, no mask there?
Any other idea?

slowtiger · Post by **slowtiger** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 10:04 am

Do as funks says: copy the tooth, tweak the points, swtitsch some line segments invisible.