Using the Cutter Node

1. Select a drawing layer and do one of the following:

• From the Node Library view, select the Cutter effect and drag it to the Node view.
• In the Node view, right-click and select Insert > Combine > Cutter.

2. Connect the Cutter node between the drawing and Composite node.

3. In the Drawing or Camera view, create a drawing on a new layer that will act as the matte.

4. In the Timeline view, click the Collapse/Expand button on the effect layer.

5. Do one of the following:

• Drag and drop the matte layer beside the Matte field.

• Connect the Matte drawing to the Matte port of the Cutter node.

6. Display the Cutter properties and enable the Invert option if you need to negate the matte shape.