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Let's say I have a parent Rectangle layer, and 3 children Circle layers.

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What properties do I need to set in order to have the circles be forced within the boundaries of the parent so that when I want to position them inside the Rectangle, they don't leak outside the parent?

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In case it matters, I'm using Photoshop CS6 :)

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Select the rectangle object by ctrl/cmd clicking in the layer window thumbnail.

Go to Layer>Add Layer Mask>Reveal selection

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  • Unfortunately when I cmd click the Rectangle shape the Layer Mask option is disabled. Any suggestions?
    – smaili
    Commented Apr 2, 2014 at 4:17
  • Is it creating a selection around the rectangle? essentially thats your end goal, a selection thats the size of the rectangle, then add layer mask.
    – Ctrl Alt Design
    Commented Apr 2, 2014 at 4:19
  • Yes, see here: i.imgur.com/T4LmMMX.png
    – smaili
    Commented Apr 2, 2014 at 4:27
  • ahhh gotcha, you can group the 3 circles, CTRL/CMD-G, select the group with the rectangle selection and the option should be there.
    – Ctrl Alt Design
    Commented Apr 2, 2014 at 4:28
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    Works :) Cheers!
    – smaili
    Commented Apr 2, 2014 at 4:34

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