We do not want that, so to fix this go to layers and unfold the Compound Shape, here you click on both the little padlocks next to Ellipse and Rectangle. Now that they are locked, they cannot be modified independently of each other. You might notice that if you try and place the new ellipse on the right or left side of the shape, the middle is no longer in the middle of the rectangle because the full height includes the ellipse as Let’s try and make another ellipse and place it on one of the other sides of the rectangle. If you want the ellipse to be placed in the middle of the rectangle, you should do this before you combine the shapes. To undo compound shapes, you right click on it, under layers, and click on Ungroup Selection.

Remember that the ellipse and the rectangle are still locked, so if you want to modify them in any way you must unlock them first. Still got questions? Send us an email to and we will get back to you as soon as we can.Place the second ellipse so it is halfway over the rectangle, mark both the ellipse and the compound shape and go to the Create Compound Shape again and choose Subtract. In case you are running SVGator in Safari, the clipping mask will not be visible after the import.

Please note that there's a browser compatibility error with Safari. Make sure you've selected SVG for the Format, then click Export. Go to File, Export, then choose Advanced Export… Select both objects, right-click, then choose “Mask with Shape”: In this case, we will use the blue circle to mask the orange star. The object you want to use as a mask must be in front of the other element. If you would rather create the mask in Gravit, please follow the steps below.

To learn how to create one, watch the following SVG Masks Tutorial. Please note that you can also create masks in SVGator, so there's no need to use a third-party editor tool.

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