Make Holes

Use Make Holes Combine_Paths_icon02479.jpg to create a hole in the fill for a shape. This is done by combining the paths (lines) for the selected objects. Make Holes is only enabled when more than one filled shape is selected.

The shapes should overlap for Make Holes to show an effect.

Shortcuts

Use Make Holes to Create a Filled Shape with a Hole

  1. Use Freehand Draw Freehand_Draw_icon_dp02483.jpg or Insert Shape Shapes_icon02485.jpg to draw a filled shape.

    2. Make Holes is grayed out (unavailable) while you do this.

  2. Use Freehand Draw or Insert Shape to draw a second filled shape completely inside the first filled shape (for example, a circle within a circle).

  3. Use Box Select Box_Select_icon_dp02487.jpg to select both shapes as a block. Make Holes Combine_Paths_icon02489.jpg is now available.

    4. Check in the FilmStrip to see that both shapes are selected.

  4. Click Make Holes Combine_Paths_icon02491.jpg. The shape within a shape is now a filled area with an unfilled hole in it.
    All of the combined lines and fills are now the same colors.

    Combine_Filled_Shape.jpg 

    Combine_Nested_Shapes.jpg 

    Combined_Shape_with_hole.jpg 

    Draw a filled shape

    Add a filled shape inside

    Select Make Holes

Editing Tools

Editing Individual Point Lines

Edit Points

Delete Points

Insert Points

Knife

Alignment Tools

Grouping Selected Objects

Group

Ungroup

Ungroup All

FilmStrip

Uncombine