KLIC-N-KUT KNK Force, User Manual

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On the Layers Panel :
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Once you apply Break Apart , you have complete editing control over each individual shape within a design.
But be careful! It’s also easy to inadvertently move an individual shape (especially the tiny ones) and you
can risk messing up the design. Thus, only use
Break Apart when needed and then, more importantly,
know how to rejoin your shapes, which is covered in the next section.
5.12.2 Merge
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The Merge function is used to combine individual paths, curves, and lines into a single shape. This is
basically the opposite function to Break Apart .
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After selecting two or more shapes, the Merge function can be accessed in either of the following ways:
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Go to Object>Merge
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Press Ctrl+Shift+B
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If the Merge
function is applied to the prior “Bob” example, after having
Break Apart applied, the word will
now become all one shape again. Separated child paths no longer exist and even the individual letters can
no longer be selected:
On the
Layers Panel , this is what will appear:
Before applying Break Apart After applying Break Apart
Icon changes from
Text to Folder
Seven individual
shapes in the folder
Before applying Merge
After applying Merge Before applying Merge
After applying Merge