3 Click Arrange ` Shaping ` Weld.

You can also weld objects by marquee-selecting the source and target objects and clicking the Weld button on the property bar.

To intersect objects

1Select the source object.

2Hold down Shift, and select the target object.

3Click Arrange ` Shaping ` Intersect.

You can also intersect objects by selecting the source and target objects and clicking the Intersect button on the property bar.

To intersect multiple objects

1Marquee select the source object or objects.

2Hold down Shift, and click each target object.

3Click Arrange ` Shaping ` Intersect.

You can also intersect objects by marquee-selecting the source and target objects and clicking the Intersect button on the property bar.

Blending objects

CorelDRAW lets you create blends, such as straight-line blends, blends along a path, and compound blends.

A straight-line blend shows a progression in shape and size from one object to another. The outline and fill colors of the intermediate objects progress along a straight-line path across the color spectrum. The outlines of intermediate objects show a gradual progression in thickness and shape.

After you create a blend, you can copy or clone its settings to other objects. When you copy a blend, the object takes on all the blend-related settings, except for their outline and fill attributes. When you clone a blend, changes you make to the original blend (also called the master) are applied to the clone.

Straight-line blends can be used to create graphics with a glass-like appearance. The rollover button (left) contains a blend of tightly overlapped blended objects.

You can fit objects along part or all of a path’s shape, and you can add one or more objects to a blend to create a compound blend.

The straight-line blend (top) is fitted to a curved path (bottom).

You can change the appearance of a blend by adjusting the number and spacing of its intermediate objects, the blend’s color progression, the nodes the blends map to, the blend’s path, and the start and end objects. You can fuse the components of a split or compound blend to create a single object.

This compound blend consists of three blends.

You can also split and remove a blend.

By mapping nodes, you can control the appearance of a blend. Four nodes on the arrow are mapped to the four corners of a square, showing a more gradual transition (bottom).

To blend objects

To copy or clone a blend

1Select the two objects you want to blend.

2Click Effects, and click one of the following:

•Copy effect ` Blend from

•Clone effect ` Blend from

3Select the blend whose attributes you want to copy or clone.

You can’t copy or clone a compound blend.