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See the License for the 21 * specific language governing permissions and limitations 22 * under the License. 23 * 24 ***********************************************************--> 25 26 27 28 29 <helpdocument version="1.0"> 30<meta> 31<topic id="textsdrawguidecombine_etcxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> 32<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Combining Objects and Constructing Shapes</title> 33<filename>/text/sdraw/guide/combine_etc.xhp</filename> 34</topic> 35</meta> 36<body> 37 38 39 40<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3156443"><bookmark_value>combining; draw objects</bookmark_value> 41<bookmark_value>merging; draw objects</bookmark_value> 42<bookmark_value>connecting; draw objects</bookmark_value> 43<bookmark_value>draw objects; combining</bookmark_value> 44<bookmark_value>intersecting draw objects</bookmark_value> 45<bookmark_value>polygons; intersecting/subtracting/merging</bookmark_value> 46<bookmark_value>subtracting polygons</bookmark_value> 47<bookmark_value>constructing shapes</bookmark_value> 48</bookmark> 49 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3156443" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="64"><variable id="combine_etc"><link href="text/sdraw/guide/combine_etc.xhp" name="Combining Objects and Constructing Shapes">Combining Objects and Constructing Shapes</link> 50</variable></paragraph> 51 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149020" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="65">Combined drawing objects act as grouped objects, except that you cannot enter the group to edit the individual objects. </paragraph> 52 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154659" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="87">You can only combine 2D objects.</paragraph> 53 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3150344" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="32">To combine 2D objects:</paragraph> 54 <list type="ordered"> 55 <listitem> 56 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3166428" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="66">Select two or more 2D objects.</paragraph> 57 </listitem> 58 <listitem> 59 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145587" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="67">Choose <emph>Modify - Combine</emph>.</paragraph> 60 </listitem> 61 </list> 62 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146978" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="33">Unlike groups, a combined object takes on the properties of the lowermost object in the stacking order. You can split apart combined objects, but the original object properties are lost.</paragraph> 63 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155088" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="34">When you combine objects, holes appear where the objects overlap.</paragraph> 64 <table id="tbl_id3148699"> 65 66 <tablerow> 67 <tablecell> 68 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156019" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 69<image id="img_id3157978" src="res/helpimg/kombi1.png" width="8.3646inch" height="2.5inch"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3157978">Illustration for combining objects</alt> 70 </image></paragraph> 71 </tablecell> 72 </tablerow> 73 </table> 74 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153249" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="35">In the illustration, the uncombined objects are on the left and the combined objects on the right.</paragraph> 75 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3159229" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="68">Constructing Shapes</paragraph> 76 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150049" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="63">You can construct shapes by applying the <link href="text/simpress/01/13180000.xhp" name="Shapes"><emph>Shapes</emph></link> <emph>- Merge, Subtract and Intersect</emph> commands to two or more drawing objects.</paragraph> 77 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147403" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="88">Shape commands only work on 2D objects.</paragraph> 78 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150539" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="89">Constructed shapes take on the properties of the lowermost object in the stacking order.</paragraph> 79 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3156402" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="90">To construct a shape:</paragraph> 80 <list type="ordered"> 81 <listitem> 82 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3157874" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="69">Select two or more 2D objects.</paragraph> 83 </listitem> 84 <listitem> 85 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150650" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="70">Choose <emph>Modify - Shapes</emph> and one of the following:</paragraph> 86 </listitem> 87 </list> 88 <list type="unordered"> 89 <listitem> 90 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145829" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="91"> <emph>Merge</emph> </paragraph> 91 </listitem> 92 <listitem> 93 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154680" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="92"> <emph>Subtract</emph> </paragraph> 94 </listitem> 95 <listitem> 96 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153034" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="93"> <emph>Intersect</emph>.</paragraph> 97 </listitem> 98 </list> 99 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145144" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="94">Shape Commands</paragraph> 100 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153931" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="71">In the following illustrations, the original objects are on the left and the modified shapes on the right.</paragraph> 101 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149950" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="72">Shapes - Merge</paragraph> 102 <table id="tbl_id3153083"> 103 104 <tablerow> 105 <tablecell> 106 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148585" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 107<image id="img_id3145593" src="res/helpimg/formvers.png" width="3.4791inch" height="1.3126inch"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3145593">Illustration for merging shapes</alt> 108 </image></paragraph> 109 </tablecell> 110 </tablerow> 111 </table> 112 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150001" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="73">Adds the area of the selected objects to the area of the lowermost object in the stacking order.</paragraph> 113 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3153002" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="74">Shapes - Subtract</paragraph> 114 <table id="tbl_id3153571"> 115 116 <tablerow> 117 <tablecell> 118 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150338" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 119<image id="img_id3154505" src="res/helpimg/formsubt.png" width="3.4689inch" height="1.3126inch"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3154505">Illustration for subtracting shapes</alt> 120 </image></paragraph> 121 </tablecell> 122 </tablerow> 123 </table> 124 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150022" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="75">Subtracts the area of the selected objects from the area of the lowermost object in the stacking order.</paragraph> 125 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147370" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="78">Shapes - Intersect</paragraph> 126 <table id="tbl_id3153738"> 127 128 <tablerow> 129 <tablecell> 130 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150570" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 131<image id="img_id3150658" src="res/helpimg/formschn.png" width="3.4272inch" height="1.302inch"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3150658">Illustration for intersecting shapes</alt> 132 </image></paragraph> 133 </tablecell> 134 </tablerow> 135 </table> 136 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3157972" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="79">The overlapping area of the selected objects creates the new shape.</paragraph> 137 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151020" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="80">The area outside the overlap is removed.</paragraph> 138 <section id="relatedtopics"> 139 140 <embed href="text/sdraw/guide/groups.xhp#groups"/> 141 142 </section> 143 </body> 144</helpdocument> 145
