Glen Monaghan
10-30-2011, 12:05 PM
I seem to be doing something wrong, or simply don't understand what I should be doing here, so I'm hoping someone can educate me on this problem...
In the attached coreldraw file, I have two curves that form separate parts of a square. When I select them both and either weld or combine, the resulting curve has 6 nodes instead the 4 I would expect, the curve is "open" so you can't fill it. Two nodes at the upper left appear to be identical but don't get merged; same happens at lower right.
Now, if you use the shape tool to select one of the upper left nodes in this welded or combined curve, pull it slightly away from the other, move it back until you see "node", and then release, those two nodes merge together. Repeat for the lower right two nodes and the curve now has only 4 nodes, is closed, and can be filled.
That works, but I'm trying to do this with some gear shapes where every facet is a separate two-point curve and there are far too many nodes to do manually. Is there an easier way to do the weld or combine (or other operation) that actually merges those duplicated nodes, closing the curve and making it fillable? TIA
-Glen
211486
In the attached coreldraw file, I have two curves that form separate parts of a square. When I select them both and either weld or combine, the resulting curve has 6 nodes instead the 4 I would expect, the curve is "open" so you can't fill it. Two nodes at the upper left appear to be identical but don't get merged; same happens at lower right.
Now, if you use the shape tool to select one of the upper left nodes in this welded or combined curve, pull it slightly away from the other, move it back until you see "node", and then release, those two nodes merge together. Repeat for the lower right two nodes and the curve now has only 4 nodes, is closed, and can be filled.
That works, but I'm trying to do this with some gear shapes where every facet is a separate two-point curve and there are far too many nodes to do manually. Is there an easier way to do the weld or combine (or other operation) that actually merges those duplicated nodes, closing the curve and making it fillable? TIA
-Glen
211486