Command Help combine-strings

 

Command Name	Menu	Quick Key	Link to Command Table
combine-strings		com	Click here

Description

Generates a single string from two overlapping strings. The attributes of the first string are copied to the second string.

To maintain the attributes of the combined strings in the resulting combined object, use combine-strings-attrib.

How to Use

1. Run the command.

2. Following the prompts in the Status Bar, select (click on a segment) the portion of the first string which is to be included in the combination.

3. Select the portion of the second string which is to be combined with the first.

4. Click Cancel.

The overlapping strings do not need to be perimeters i.e. closed strings. The resulting string  will contain the attributes from the first of the two strings. This command is used in conjunction with the Keep Originals toggle (Design | String Tools | Keep Originals) and dictates whether the original string data is kept when strings are combined. See keep-combined-switch.

 

Using combine-strings to generate inner and outer boundaries
 

Original string arrangements:

Possible outcomes: