Question: Combine Shapes>Intersect Shapes

Design Pro X9
Okay, I have lost or forgotten how to do something.
Combine Shapes>Interset Shapes.
1) I took 4 squares with the Geocaching Colors (example 1)
2) Cut to Circle to make a Pathtag (example 2) [believe I made the circle a Line Shape or Editable Shape]
(so I know I use to be able to do this)
3) Imported a Heart to Combine (Intersect Shapes) to further Combine (example 3)
4) I am not having any luck at succeeding at this point

What am I missing...???

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Do you want the contents of the circle to be inside the heart or do you want the heart to drop out of the circle?

I'm having trouble understanding what it is you want to do.

If you create the 'heart' shape so that you can fill it, then place it over example 2 and press CTRL+4.
You will have cut out the heart shape from the circle and have both parts:
The circle with the heart shape cut out of it, the the heart shape filled with the four colours.

Hope I've understood the question?!

Example .xar attached.

It does work, so what I conclude is that your heart shape isn't properly closed and will not fill. So you might check that.

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Originally Posted by gwpriester

Do you want the contents of the circle to be inside the heart or do you want the heart to drop out of the circle?

I'm having trouble understanding what it is you want to do.

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Contents of the Circle IN the Heart. Thanks

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Originally Posted by wizard509

It does work, so what I conclude is that your heart shape isn't properly closed and will not fill. So you might check that.

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Oh boy wizard509, I am going to need Help with '... your heart shape isn't properly closed and will not fill.'

How do I check that? And, as Importantly, How do I Correct that?
(I guess back to Shapes 101 for me)

Thanks for the Help with this; AND, understanding what is wrong so I can Learn more about using Xara!

Tom

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Originally Posted by Rik

If you create the 'heart' shape so that you can fill it, then place it over example 2 and press CTRL+4.
You will have cut out the heart shape from the circle and have both parts:
The circle with the heart shape cut out of it, the the heart shape filled with the four colours.

Hope I've understood the question?!

Example .xar attached.

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RIK you did better than I did explaining - #2 of your example is what I am after.

Is there a way to Keep the Outline of the Heart too? And, How did you do that (seems my Heart was not closed)?

Thanks, Tom

Hi Tom.

If you take the heart shape, you can use the 'Contour Tool' to get the result you want.
Use Contour Tool to extend outwards to desired level. Change number of steps to 1. Use the Arrange menu to convert to 'Editable Shapes' and then ungroup.
Delete the inner shape and colour the outer shape black.
Place this shape behind the heart with four colours.

How to make the heart shape, have both halves be the same and make sure that the shape is joined and can be filled?
Well, why not have a look at my signature and look at the tutorial called 'A Shield'.

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Originally Posted by Rik

Hi Tom.

If you take the heart shape, you can use the 'Contour Tool' to get the result you want.
Use Contour Tool to extend outwards to desired level. Change number of steps to 1. Use the Arrange menu to convert to 'Editable Shapes' and then ungroup.
Delete the inner shape and colour the outer shape black.
Place this shape behind the heart with four colours.

How to make the heart shape, have both halves be the same and make sure that the shape is joined and can be filled?
Well, why not have a look at my signature and look at the tutorial called 'A Shield'.

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I will try it RIK - Thanks for the Help. Tom

Tom, let us know how it works out. If you can't get it then please post your xar file so we can better help.

Ok I'm assuming the heart is a single unjoined line. Select the heart/line and select the shape tool now you will see all the nodes along this unclosed shape select one and place the shape tool over it if a plus sign doesn't show up use the tab key to move to the next node, keep doing this until you get a plus sign. When you find the plus sign you've found the break just click it and it should join and your heart should fill.

Now to get the outline send the filled heart to the back and marquee select (click and drag) your heart and the 4 rectangles and hit Q on your keyboard. To adjust the line width on the heart and leave the rectangles as is right click this clipped group and select clipping shape. If you wish to alter the line width on the rectangles and not the heart you can choose cliiped objects.

As you are using DP9 you can use the replace colours function to change any colours in the group (line colours included)

Nice shield tutorial!

Frances I knew about the tab key but not about the + sign to identify the break. Useful bit of information that. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by richinri

Nice shield tutorial!

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Thanks, rich.

Here is a video tutorial that I did ages ago on the differences between the different 'shapes' functions. I know that your question is already answered, but this might help others.



Eric