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You can split apart combined objects, but the original object properties are lost.</paragraph> 55<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> 56<table id="tbl_id3148699"> 57<tablerow> 58<tablecell> 59<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156019" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 60<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> 61</image></paragraph> 62</tablecell> 63</tablerow> 64</table> 65<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> 66<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3159229" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="68">Constructing Shapes</paragraph> 67<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> 68<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147403" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="88">Shape commands only work on 2D objects.</paragraph> 69<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> 70<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3156402" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="90">To construct a shape:</paragraph> 71<list type="ordered"> 72<listitem> 73<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3157874" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="69">Select two or more 2D objects.</paragraph> 74</listitem> 75<listitem> 76<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> 77</listitem> 78</list> 79<list type="unordered"> 80<listitem> 81<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145829" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="91"> <emph>Merge</emph> </paragraph> 82</listitem> 83<listitem> 84<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154680" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="92"> <emph>Subtract</emph> </paragraph> 85</listitem> 86<listitem> 87<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153034" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="93"> <emph>Intersect</emph>.</paragraph> 88</listitem> 89</list> 90<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145144" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="94">Shape Commands</paragraph> 91<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> 92<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149950" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="72">Shapes - Merge</paragraph> 93<table id="tbl_id3153083"> 94<tablerow> 95<tablecell> 96<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148585" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 97<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> 98</image></paragraph> 99</tablecell> 100</tablerow> 101</table> 102<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> 103<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3153002" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="74">Shapes - Subtract</paragraph> 104<table id="tbl_id3153571"> 105<tablerow> 106<tablecell> 107<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150338" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 108<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> 109</image></paragraph> 110</tablecell> 111</tablerow> 112</table> 113<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> 114<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147370" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="78">Shapes - Intersect</paragraph> 115<table id="tbl_id3153738"> 116<tablerow> 117<tablecell> 118<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150570" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 119<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> 120</image></paragraph> 121</tablecell> 122</tablerow> 123</table> 124<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> 125<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151020" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="80">The area outside the overlap is removed.</paragraph> 126<section id="relatedtopics"> 127<embed href="text/sdraw/guide/groups.xhp#groups"/> 128</section> 129</body> 130</helpdocument> 131