Trim vector & embroidery objects

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Use Shaping > Intersect to trim overlapping areas so that only those intersected by all selected objects remain.

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Use Shaping > Exclude to trim overlapping objects and preserve their individual properties.

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Use Shaping > Front-Back to trim overlapping objects so that only non-overlapped areas of the topmost object remain.

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Use Shaping > Back-Front to trim overlapping objects so that only non-overlapped areas of the bottommost object remain.

Trim selected objects using the Intersect, Exclude, Front-Back or Back-Front tools.

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To trim vector and embroidery objects...

3Select vector or embroidery objects to shape.

3Use Intersect to trim overlapping areas so that only those intersected by all selected objects remain.

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3Use Exclude to trim overlapping objects and preserve their individual properties. The result is similar to Combine except that object properties are not merged.

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Tip: Use Exclude to cut holes in complex fill objects.

3Use Front-Back to trim overlapping objects so that only non-overlapped areas of the topmost object remain.

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3Use Back-Front to trim overlapping objects so that only non-overlapped areas of the bottommost object remain.

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Tip: Use the Remove Overlaps feature to maintain shapes but remove the underlying layer of stitching.

Related topics...

3Removing underlying stitching