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30<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Assembling 3D Objects</title>
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35<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3154014"><bookmark_value>3D objects; assembling</bookmark_value>
36<bookmark_value>assembled objects in 3D</bookmark_value>
37<bookmark_value>combining;3D objects</bookmark_value>
38<bookmark_value>joining;3D objects</bookmark_value>
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41<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156442" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="29"><variable id="join_objects3d"><link href="text/sdraw/guide/join_objects3d.xhp" name="Assembling 3D Objects">Assembling 3D Objects</link>
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43<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145251" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="30">3D objects that each form a 3D scene can be combined into a single 3D scene.</paragraph>
44<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150042" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="41">To combine 3D objects:</paragraph>
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47<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154702" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="31">Insert a 3D object from the <emph>3D Objects</emph> toolbar (for example, a cube).</paragraph>
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50<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3155335" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="32">Insert a second slightly larger 3D object (for example, a sphere).</paragraph>
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53<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148488" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="33">Select the second 3D object (sphere) and choose <emph>Edit - Cut</emph>.</paragraph>
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56<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149211" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="34">Double-click the first object (cube) to enter its group.</paragraph>
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59<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154652" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="35">Choose <emph>Edit - Paste</emph>. Both objects are now part of the same group. If you want, you can edit the individual objects or change their position within the group.</paragraph>
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62<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3155376" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="36">Double-click outside the group to exit the group.</paragraph>
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65<paragraph role="note" id="par_id3148606" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="38">You cannot intersect or subtract 3D objects.</paragraph>
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67<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154537" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="39"><link href="text/simpress/02/10090000.xhp" name="Objects in 3D">Objects in 3D</link></paragraph>
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