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Combining objects
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” on page 184.
To combine objects
1 Select the objects.
2
Click Object Combine.
Combined text objects become larger blocks of text.
To break apart a combined object
1 Select a combined object.
2
Click Object Break curve apart.
If you break apart a combined object that contains artistic text, the text breaks apart into lines first, then into words. Paragraph text
breaks into separate paragraphs.
To extract a subpath from a combined object
1
Select a segment, node, or group of nodes on a combined object using the Shape tool .
2
Click the Extract subpath button on the property bar.
The Extract subpath button is available only if you select nodes from a single subpath. If you select nodes from more than one subpath,
this option is disabled.
After you have extracted the subpath, the path’s fill and outline properties are removed from the combined object.