<cd537dd44f.steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Steve Fryatt wrote: > I've been asked a question by a Xara user, concerning a number of features > which he recently demonstrated to some RISC OS users. The query is which > of the features are also available in ArtWorks. > All the operations concern two (or more) shapes, and examples are in a > graphic at > http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~sfryatt/temp/arranging.png > I can see how to do 'joined' and 'intersected' (Lines/Shapes -> Join > shapes and Lines/Shapes -> Intersect ...), but so far can't spot obvious > candidates for any of the others. > So, can 'added', 'subtracted' (1 & 2) and 'sliced' (1 & 2) be done in > ArtWorks? If yes, are the features AW2 specific? Steve Addition and subtraction of shapes is possible and is covered in the Artworks documentation ...Examples.Intersect. There are 8 files each of which covers a different use for Intersect. Addition is covered in file Intersect5, and subtraction in Intersect6. John -- John Rickman - writing from A9home machine http://rickman.orpheusweb.co.uk In 1266 Bacon measured the angle of the rainbow cone at 42 degrees.. ------------------------------------------------------------ To change, suspend or cancel your subscription go to //www.freelists.org/list/artworks ------------------------------------------------------------