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• The number of overlapping shapes has no effect.
Merging several shapes into one
For example, to produce the shape on the right from the three shapes on the left:
1. Create the two circles and the rectangle.
2. Select all three shapes.
3. Right click and choose "COMBINE SHAPES" > "ADD SHAPES".
The new shape takes line attributes and colors from the top shape (in this case the
rectangle in the illustration).
Intersecting shapes
With INTERSECTING SHAPES, the new object is created from those parts of lower
shapes that are covered by the top object.
Select the shapes you want to mask and the front
(mask) shape.
Right click and choose "COMBINE SHAPES" ->
"INTERSECT SHAPES"
. This creates a new shape. The
top shape disappears.
The line attributes and colors of the underlying shapes are unchanged. Areas not
covered by the top shape are discarded. The top shape can be a group for more
complex subtracting. Groups are described in Object handling (on page 120).
Slicing shapes
MAGIX Page & Layout Designer 2013 lets you easily slice shapes into two or more
pieces, and you can use either a solid object or a line for slicing. For example, to cut a
segment from a circle: