Why is my Express Tools Text Mask masking the TEXT along with the stuff behind it?

[Mamma Jamma]

ARRGGHH!
Why is my Express Tools Text Mask masking the TEXT along with the stuff behind it?
(And using the background mask within the Mtext command isn't doing anything at all.)

When I first did it within this drawing it worked fine - I have some text that's masked perfectly. This was in the same drawing session, nothing changed.

[Mamma Jamma]

And now it's working properly again...for no apparent reason.
Jeeze Louise!

[Spanky]

um... thats what that command is supposed to do.

[Spanky]

um... thats what that command is supposed to do.

sorry for the earlier reply. i just had the same problem. somebody answer this problem.

[scott.wilcox]

As a workaround, you can ungroup the text and wipeout, TEXTTOFRONT the text, and regroup.

[n.g]

use DRAWORDER and set the text to Front. Mtext background mask works much better than the Expresstools text wipeout.

[Spanky]

use DRAWORDER and set the text to Front. Mtext background mask works much better than the Expresstools text wipeout.

This works fine and all but it is still working around the problem.

[Avatart]

I tend to use WIPEOUT and Display Order, once it is set it seems to carry on working fine.

[Spanky]

I tend to use WIPEOUT and Display Order, once it is set it seems to carry on working fine.

This does seem to work. Wonderful!