Make Holes

Use Make Holes Combine_Paths_icon00765.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_dp00769.jpg or Insert Shape Shapes_icon00771.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_dp00773.jpg to select both shapes as a block. Make Holes Combine_Paths_icon00775.jpg is now available.

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

  4. Click Make Holes Combine_Paths_icon00777.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