Shape.Combine method - Developer Area

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Shape.Combine method

Combines a shape with another shape. The shapes must be part of the same selection.

Syntax:

Function Combine() As Shape

Remarks:

The Combine method combines shapes into a curve or text object.

See also the ShapeRange.Combine method.

Examples:

The following VBA example creates two ellipses and combines them into a single curve.

Sub Test()
  Dim doc As Document
  Dim e1 As Shape, e2 As Shape
  Set doc = CreateDocument()
  Set e1 = doc.ActiveLayer.CreateEllipse2(4, 3, 2)
  Set e2 = doc.ActiveLayer.CreateEllipse2(4, 5, 3)
  ' Here e2 is selected. Just add e1 to selection
  e1.Selected = True
  Set e1 = doc.Selection.Combine
  e1.Fill.UniformColor.CMYKAssign 100, 0, 0, 0
End Sub

Version Information:

CorelDRAW:	X7.4, X7, X7.6, X8, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2019.2, 2020, 2021, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25
Corel DESIGNER:	X7, 2017.1, 20.1, 2019.2, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25