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You can split apart combined objects, but the original object properties are lost.</paragraph> 69 <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> 70 <table id="tbl_id3148699"> 71 72 <tablerow> 73 <tablecell> 74 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156019" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 75<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> 76 </image></paragraph> 77 </tablecell> 78 </tablerow> 79 </table> 80 <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> 81 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3159229" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="68">Constructing Shapes</paragraph> 82 <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> 83 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147403" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="88">Shape commands only work on 2D objects.</paragraph> 84 <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> 85 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3156402" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="90">To construct a shape:</paragraph> 86 <list type="ordered"> 87 <listitem> 88 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3157874" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="69">Select two or more 2D objects.</paragraph> 89 </listitem> 90 <listitem> 91 <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> 92 </listitem> 93 </list> 94 <list type="unordered"> 95 <listitem> 96 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145829" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="91"> <emph>Merge</emph> </paragraph> 97 </listitem> 98 <listitem> 99 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154680" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="92"> <emph>Subtract</emph> </paragraph> 100 </listitem> 101 <listitem> 102 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153034" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="93"> <emph>Intersect</emph>.</paragraph> 103 </listitem> 104 </list> 105 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145144" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="94">Shape Commands</paragraph> 106 <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> 107 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149950" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="72">Shapes - Merge</paragraph> 108 <table id="tbl_id3153083"> 109 110 <tablerow> 111 <tablecell> 112 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148585" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 113<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> 114 </image></paragraph> 115 </tablecell> 116 </tablerow> 117 </table> 118 <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> 119 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3153002" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="74">Shapes - Subtract</paragraph> 120 <table id="tbl_id3153571"> 121 122 <tablerow> 123 <tablecell> 124 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150338" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 125<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> 126 </image></paragraph> 127 </tablecell> 128 </tablerow> 129 </table> 130 <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> 131 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147370" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="78">Shapes - Intersect</paragraph> 132 <table id="tbl_id3153738"> 133 134 <tablerow> 135 <tablecell> 136 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150570" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 137<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> 138 </image></paragraph> 139 </tablecell> 140 </tablerow> 141 </table> 142 <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> 143 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151020" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="80">The area outside the overlap is removed.</paragraph> 144 <section id="relatedtopics"> 145 146 <embed href="text/sdraw/guide/groups.xhp#groups"/> 147 148 </section> 149 </body> 150</helpdocument> 151
