Weld To – Target, Source Object
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.

Let us get into more details about the Weld To command.

1. Open Corel Draw.

2. Select Rectangle tool and draw a rectangle. Draw another rectangle so as to overlap the part of the first one. Keep the second rectangle selected.

3. Go to Arrange > Shaping > Shaping

4. This will open the docker i.e. the dialogue box fixed to the right of the desktop.

5. Check "Source Object" only.

6. Click Weld To

7. You will get "Weld To" cursor to select the object you want to weld to the already selected object. Click the cursor on the first rectangle.

8. The selected rectangle is welded to the clicked rectangle to form one single object. And the source object that is the initially selected rectangle will also remain intact.

9. So you get the welded object as well as the original source object on the page.

10. When you do the same procedure checking the target object in the docker, you get the target object intact after welding.

11. And when you check both Target and source object, you get both the objects intact with the welded one on the page.