1*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 3*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 4*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 5*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<!--*********************************************************** 6*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 7*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one 8*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file 9*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * distributed with this work for additional information 10*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file 11*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 12*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance 13*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * with the License. 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See the License for the 21*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * specific language governing permissions and limitations 22*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * under the License. 23*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 24*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski ***********************************************************--> 25*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 26*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 27*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 28*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 29*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <helpdocument version="1.0"> 30*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<meta> 31*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<topic id="textsdrawguidecombine_etcxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> 32*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Combining Objects and Constructing Shapes</title> 33*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<filename>/text/sdraw/guide/combine_etc.xhp</filename> 34*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</topic> 35*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</meta> 36*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<body> 37*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 38*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 39*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 40*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3156443"><bookmark_value>combining; draw objects</bookmark_value> 41*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>merging; draw objects</bookmark_value> 42*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>connecting; draw objects</bookmark_value> 43*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>draw objects; combining</bookmark_value> 44*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>intersecting draw objects</bookmark_value> 45*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>polygons; intersecting/subtracting/merging</bookmark_value> 46*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>subtracting polygons</bookmark_value> 47*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>constructing shapes</bookmark_value> 48*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</bookmark> 49*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <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*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</variable></paragraph> 51*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <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*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154659" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="87">You can only combine 2D objects.</paragraph> 53*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3150344" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="32">To combine 2D objects:</paragraph> 54*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <list type="ordered"> 55*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 56*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3166428" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="66">Select two or more 2D objects.</paragraph> 57*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 58*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 59*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145587" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="67">Choose <emph>Modify - Combine</emph>.</paragraph> 60*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 61*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </list> 62*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <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*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <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*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <table id="tbl_id3148699"> 65*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 66*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <tablerow> 67*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <tablecell> 68*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156019" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 69*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<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*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </image></paragraph> 71*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </tablecell> 72*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </tablerow> 73*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </table> 74*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <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*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3159229" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="68">Constructing Shapes</paragraph> 76*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <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*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147403" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="88">Shape commands only work on 2D objects.</paragraph> 78*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <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*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3156402" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="90">To construct a shape:</paragraph> 80*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <list type="ordered"> 81*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 82*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3157874" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="69">Select two or more 2D objects.</paragraph> 83*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 84*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 85*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <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*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 87*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </list> 88*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <list type="unordered"> 89*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 90*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145829" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="91"> <emph>Merge</emph> </paragraph> 91*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 92*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 93*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154680" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="92"> <emph>Subtract</emph> </paragraph> 94*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 95*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 96*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153034" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="93"> <emph>Intersect</emph>.</paragraph> 97*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 98*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </list> 99*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145144" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="94">Shape Commands</paragraph> 100*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <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*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149950" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="72">Shapes - Merge</paragraph> 102*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <table id="tbl_id3153083"> 103*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 104*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <tablerow> 105*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <tablecell> 106*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148585" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 107*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<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*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </image></paragraph> 109*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </tablecell> 110*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </tablerow> 111*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </table> 112*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <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*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3153002" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="74">Shapes - Subtract</paragraph> 114*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <table id="tbl_id3153571"> 115*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 116*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <tablerow> 117*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <tablecell> 118*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150338" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 119*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<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*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </image></paragraph> 121*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </tablecell> 122*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </tablerow> 123*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </table> 124*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <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*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147370" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="78">Shapes - Intersect</paragraph> 126*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <table id="tbl_id3153738"> 127*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 128*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <tablerow> 129*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <tablecell> 130*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150570" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 131*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<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*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </image></paragraph> 133*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </tablecell> 134*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </tablerow> 135*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </table> 136*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <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*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151020" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="80">The area outside the overlap is removed.</paragraph> 138*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <section id="relatedtopics"> 139*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 140*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <embed href="text/sdraw/guide/groups.xhp#groups"/> 141*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 142*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </section> 143*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </body> 144*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</helpdocument> 145
