Creating a compound path

You can make overlapping parts of two or more objects transparent by creating a compound path.
  1. Select the Selection Tool Namo WebCanvas icon toolpalette select Creating a compound path on the Tool Palette.
  2. On the canvas, select the objects that you will make into a compound object.
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  3. If you want to make the overlapping portion transparent, go to the Modify menu, point to Combine Path and click Exclude.
  4. Select the [Modify > Compound Path > Make] menu command or click Compound Path Namo WebCanvas icon modify compound path Creating a compound path on the Object Toolbar.
  5. A new compound path is created with the overlapped part(s) as transparent. The ‘Compound Path’ appears in the list box at the Layers tab of the Layers window.
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Namo WebCanvas reference Creating a compound path Objects grouped into a compound path are treated as a single object. Therefore, when selecting or resizing the compound path, two or more objects constituting a compound path act in unison.
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Creating a compound path