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  34 <helpdocument version="1.0">
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  36 <topic id="textsdrawguidejoin_objects3dxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
  37 <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Assembling 3D Objects</title>
  38 <filename>/text/sdraw/guide/join_objects3d.xhp</filename>
  39 </topic>
  40 <history>
  41 <created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
  42 <lastedited date="2005-09-05T13:27:03">FPE: Deleted screenshot.</lastedited>
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  45 <body>
  46 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3154014"><bookmark_value>3D objects; assembling</bookmark_value>
  47 <bookmark_value>assembled objects in 3D</bookmark_value>
  48 <bookmark_value>combining;3D objects</bookmark_value>
  49 <bookmark_value>joining;3D objects</bookmark_value>
  50 </bookmark>
  51 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154014" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="E" oldref="37" localize="false"/>
  52 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156442" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="29"><variable id="join_objects3d"><link href="text/sdraw/guide/join_objects3d.xhp" name="Assembling 3D Objects">Assembling 3D Objects</link>
  53 </variable></paragraph>
  54 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145251" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="30">You can combine two or more 3D objects into a single object.</paragraph>
  55 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150042" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="41">To combine 3D objects:</paragraph>
  56 <list type="ordered">
  57 <listitem>
  58 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154702" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="31">Insert a 3D object from the <emph>3D Objects</emph> toolbar (for example, a cube).</paragraph>
  59 </listitem>
  60 <listitem>
  61 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3155335" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="32">Insert a second slightly larger 3D object (for example, a sphere).</paragraph>
  62 </listitem>
  63 <listitem>
  64 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148488" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="33">Select the second 3D object (sphere) and choose <emph>Edit - Cut</emph>.</paragraph>
  65 </listitem>
  66 <listitem>
  67 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149211" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="34">Double-click the first object (cube) to enter its group.</paragraph>
  68 </listitem>
  69 <listitem>
  70 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154652" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="35">Choose <emph>Edit - Paste</emph>. Both objects are now part of the same group. If you want, you can edit the individual objects or change their position within the group.</paragraph>
  71 </listitem>
  72 <listitem>
  73 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3155376" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="36">Double-click outside the group to exit the group.</paragraph>
  74 </listitem>
  75 </list>
  76 <paragraph role="note" id="par_id3148606" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="38">You cannot intersect or subtract 3D objects.</paragraph>
  77 <section id="relatedtopics">
  78 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154537" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="39"><link href="text/simpress/02/10090000.xhp" name="Objects in 3D">Objects in 3D</link></paragraph>
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  80 </section>
  81 </body>
  82 </helpdocument>