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Working With Paths
Combining and Separating Paths
Both functions create new paths and leave the original paths unchanged.
The SEPARATE function deactivates all paths automatically.
The SEPARATE function has the following effects:
1. Overlapping paths are cut into individual segments at all intersection
points. Each segment can then be activated individually.
2. Framed paths are divided into the frame and the original unframed
path. Each element can then be activated individually.
3. When applied to a path consisting of several coherent elements that
do not overlap, new paths are created for each element.
This allows you e.g. to edit individual text characters if the whole text
consists of a single path (e.g. because the text characters have been
combined using the PATHS | EDIT | COMBINE function).
Notes on Separating/Combining Paths
No Correction Using Creation Function
Paths created by SEPARATE and COMBINE become so-called Combined
Paths (page 33-1) and can only be corrected using the Path Editor (see
page 9-1).
They can no longer be corrected by applying the same function that was
used for creating them (see page 8-4). For example, a circle can no
longer be corrected by changing the radius or center.
Text characters can no longer be converted into a smooth text (see
page 13-1) or framed using PATHS | MORE FRAMES | FONT BORDER (see
page 12-23) in order to create a colored background.
Dummy Text
Dummy text can only be inserted into paths that are closed and one part.
Path segments created using PATHS | EDIT | SEPARATE can only be filled
with dummy text if the segments are joined using PATHS | EDIT |
COMBINE.
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