Combine
Software : Corel DRAW X3
Level : Beginner

Concept: The lesson is designed using CorelDRAW, the world fame vector program used by artists, illustrators and designers. CorelDRAW is a very user friendly software and you can learn fast for the basic level. Try to explore more commands using these lessons as guideline. CorelDRAW has best of the drawing and editing facilities with the astonishing range of effects. Please try to go further than these tips and tricks by drawing your own shapes and applying effects with different options.

Combine command is used to make the objects treated as one single entity. It cannot be selected separately.

1. Open Corel Draw.

2. Using Rectangle and Ellipse tool, draw rectangle and ellipse. Fill them with different colors. Select both, the rectangle and ellipse using pick tool.

3. Go to Arrange > Combine

4. You will observe that both the objects are filled with one color as they are treated as a single object.

When the base objects are overlapped, the overlapped part becomes hollow after applying combine command.

5. Using Rectangle and Ellipse tool, draw rectangle and ellipse. Overlap the objects. Fill them with different colors. Select both, the rectangle and ellipse using pick tool.

6. Go to Arrange > Combine

7. You can observe that the object becomes the single entity and filled with one color. The overlapped part becomes hollow.

As we used ungroup to separate the objects that are grouped, we use Break Curve Apart to separate the objects that are combined.

8. Using Rectangle and Ellipse tool, draw rectangle and ellipse. Fill them with different colors. Select both, the rectangle and ellipse using pick tool.

9. Go to Arrange > Combine

10. The objects are combined and filled with single color.

11. Now we need to separate the objects.

12. Go to Arrange > Break Curve Apart

13. Click anywhere to deselect the object. Select any object using Pick Tool.

14. You will observe that now you can select any object separately and fill the color of your choice.