Modifying opacity mask afterward

[csehz]

Hi, could you please advise what is the easiest way to modify an opacity mask afterwards?

So for example like on the attached picture I did incorrectly, assumingly so that opacity mask group should be ungrouped, modify the shape and doing the opacity mask again? Or maybe there is some Ctrl inside selecting method?



thanks,

[angelize]

Ungrouping the opacity mask group will cause it to revert to shapes. You can either use Ctrl+Alt+Click in DPX or P&GD2013 or Crtl+click in versions 6&7. You can also expand the opacity mask group in the page and layer gallery and select the masking shape that way too.

[csehz]

Thanks, and after the selection of the opacity mask, can go to the Shape Tool and modify the form, the outline of the mask? For example in the attached example I should correct pulling that white area inside.

Briefly for me after selecting the opacity mask and after the Shape tool, the mouse icon is not changing to the usual white arrow shape, which means that ready to pull or push the arc with the Shape tool

[PhilM]

Another way to do it is to use "edit inside".

Right-click on the Opacity mask group, go to the "Opacity mask" submenu and choose "Open Opacity mask". That will open just the mask shapes in a separate document where you can edit them in the usual ways. When you close the document it goes back to the main document and puts the edits back into the Opacity mask group.

(Note that that's different from choosing the similarly named "Open opacity mask group" at the top of the popup menu, which opens just the /masked/ objects in a separate document for editing.)

Phil

[csehz]

Phil thanks the clarification, in this way I will need the opening of Opacity mask through the menu to have that small white area pulling back

[csehz]

Sorry to coming with this case yet, just I am in the front of Designer Pro X and somehow can not find that mentioned "Open Opacity Mask".

So on the picture selecting the opacity mask Ctrl - Alt - Click, it shows down that selected sure, also can be seen in layer gallery so there Right-click on Opacity mask group, but where is there the Open Opacity Mask?