Crop

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Group and Ungroup

Group Details

Group Edit

Crop and Uncrop

One graphic is used to "Crop" other graphics.

More than one graphic must be selected for these menu selections to apply, the selections are disabled unless multiple graphics are selected. And - the graphics must overlap.

Selected graphics are shown with the modification handles. Use the Selection Tool Palette or the default Arrow Tool to select the graphics for grouping.

Selecting the Crop menu action places all selected graphics in a new cropping group. The top graphic of the group is used to define a drawing area that acts as a "window" through which the other graphics are viewed. Only the portion visible through this "Window" are drawn. The portions of the other graphics that lie outside the cropping window are not shown.

Selecting the Uncrop menu action removes the crop group. This returns all graphics in the cropping group to their individual state. Each graphic is inserted into the drawing order in their group relative order at the drawing order position of the group (before the action)

Cropping has affect on the relative drawing order of graphics. All graphics in a cropping group are brought to the same position in the drawing order. This may cause a change in the appearance of a drawing.

Note that "Uncrop" may not be exactly the same as an Undo of a "Crop" action. Undo will restore each member to its original position in the drawing order. Uncrop will place each member at the drawing order position of the group.