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You can split apart combined objects, but the original object properties are lost.</paragraph> 56<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155088" role="paragraph" l10n="U">When you combine objects, holes appear where the objects overlap.</paragraph> 57<table id="tbl_id3148699"> 58<tablerow> 59<tablecell> 60<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156019" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 61<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> 62</image></paragraph> 63</tablecell> 64</tablerow> 65</table> 66<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153249" role="paragraph" l10n="U">In the illustration, the uncombined objects are on the left and the combined objects on the right.</paragraph> 67<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3159229" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U">Constructing Shapes</paragraph> 68<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150049" role="paragraph" l10n="U">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> 69<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147403" role="note" l10n="U">Shape commands only work on 2D objects.</paragraph> 70<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150539" role="paragraph" l10n="U">Constructed shapes take on the properties of the lowermost object in the stacking order.</paragraph> 71<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3156402" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U">To construct a shape:</paragraph> 72<list type="ordered"> 73<listitem> 74<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3157874" role="listitem" l10n="U">Select two or more 2D objects.</paragraph> 75</listitem> 76<listitem> 77<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150650" role="listitem" l10n="U">Choose <emph>Modify - Shapes</emph> and one of the following:</paragraph> 78</listitem> 79</list> 80<list type="unordered"> 81<listitem> 82<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145829" role="listitem" l10n="U"> <emph>Merge</emph></paragraph> 83</listitem> 84<listitem> 85<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154680" role="listitem" l10n="U"> <emph>Subtract</emph></paragraph> 86</listitem> 87<listitem> 88<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153034" role="listitem" l10n="U"> <emph>Intersect</emph>.</paragraph> 89</listitem> 90</list> 91<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145144" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U">Shape Commands</paragraph> 92<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153931" role="paragraph" l10n="U">In the following illustrations, the original objects are on the left and the modified shapes on the right.</paragraph> 93<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149950" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U">Shapes - Merge</paragraph> 94<table id="tbl_id3153083"> 95<tablerow> 96<tablecell> 97<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148585" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 98<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> 99</image></paragraph> 100</tablecell> 101</tablerow> 102</table> 103<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150001" role="paragraph" l10n="U">Adds the area of the selected objects to the area of the lowermost object in the stacking order.</paragraph> 104<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3153002" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U">Shapes - Subtract</paragraph> 105<table id="tbl_id3153571"> 106<tablerow> 107<tablecell> 108<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150338" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 109<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> 110</image></paragraph> 111</tablecell> 112</tablerow> 113</table> 114<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150022" role="paragraph" l10n="U">Subtracts the area of the selected objects from the area of the lowermost object in the stacking order.</paragraph> 115<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147370" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U">Shapes - Intersect</paragraph> 116<table id="tbl_id3153738"> 117<tablerow> 118<tablecell> 119<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150570" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 120<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> 121</image></paragraph> 122</tablecell> 123</tablerow> 124</table> 125<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3157972" role="paragraph" l10n="U">The overlapping area of the selected objects creates the new shape.</paragraph> 126<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151020" role="paragraph" l10n="U">The area outside the overlap is removed.</paragraph> 127<section id="relatedtopics"> 128<embed href="text/sdraw/guide/groups.xhp#groups"/> 129</section> 130</body> 131</helpdocument> 132
