Joining objects

Objects can be joined together to create an unlimited variety of shapes using Boolean operations.

Joining operations

There are various operations available:

Add—creates a new object from the sum of the selected objects.

Add

Objects before and after operation.

Subtract—removes overlapped areas of the lowest object. All other selected objects are discarded.

Subtract

Objects before and after operation.

Intersect—creates a new object from the overlapping areas of selected objects.

Intersect

Objects before and after operation.

Divide—splits object areas into separate objects; the object from the intersecting area retains the colour of the upper object.

Divide

Objects before and after operation.

Xor—merges selected objects into a composite object with transparent area where filled regions overlap.

Xor

Objects before and after operation.
Add Subtract Intersect Xor Divide To implement join operations:
  1. Select multiple objects.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • On the Toolbar, select Add, Subtract, Intersect, Xor or Divide.
    • From the Layer menu's Geometry sub-menu, select an operations command.

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