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Combining objects

Combining two or more objects creates a single object with common fill and outline attributes. You can combine rectangles, ellipses, polygons, stars, spirals, graphs, or text so that they are converted to a single curve object. If you need to modify the attributes of an object that has been combined from separate objects, you can break apart the combined object. You can extract a subpath from a combined object to create two separate objects. You can also weld two or more objects to create a single object. For information about welding objects, see “Welding and intersecting objects.”

The two objects (left) are combined to create a single object (right). The new object has the fill and outline properties of the last object selected.

To combine objects

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Click Arrange Combine.

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You can also combine selected objects by clicking the Combine button on the property bar.

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You can close open lines in a combined object by clicking Arrange Close path and clicking a command.

To break apart a combined object

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Click Arrange Break curve apart.

To extract a subpath from a combined object

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Click the Shape tool , and select a segment, node, or group of nodes on a combined object.

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Click the Extract subpath button on the property bar.

Combining objects