Combining elements

[Juli in Kona]

Can you combine two elements - complex fill? Can't find it anywhere in the Help files.

Using DS Pro Plus

Juli in Kona

[Wishes]

Can you give me more details on what you are trying to do?
Margaret

[signman]

what do you mean...combine two into one area?
Not that I know about...but if they are sewing the way you want (stitch directions, etc.) then just put them one after the other in your stitch tree, and move the 'out' of the first one to the 'in' of the second one (may have to move that also) and it will stitch nonstop from one to the other-just as if it is one image.
What I have done rebuilding other digitized images to get one area, I duplicate the first image, then pull/move or add points until my new image duplicates everything 'under it' that I want as one piece.
Then I throw away the originals.

[Juli in Kona]

If I have two adjacent areas that actually overlap a bit, can I merge them into only one area (element). I know I can do it manually, but this was a feature in my previous digitizing program, and was just wondering if I can do it in DS.

Juli in Kona

[Aaron]

First select the 2 elements. Once selected the Combine Elements on the toolbar should change from grayed out (cant click) to color. Its a + with a red and blue dot, the - with the dots is to subtract elements. If its not on your toolbar then right click on the tool bar that has the select all, centering tool, etc and then click customize. Then you can add it to the toolbar. Not sure if you have DS Pro + or which version you need for this tool but I have pro + and it on mine.

[Juli in Kona]

Got it. Works like a charm! Took me a few minutes to find the icon - even when I knew what I was looking for.

Juli in Kona

[signman]

I'm going to be doing some digitizing today...so I'll look for that Combine Elements, Aaron and see where it is!
I'm running Design Shop Pro v6 so I hope it's in there.
Will save me a lot of work from the way I've been doing it.
Tried for a year to get 'digitizing' class going and never got a trainer that would set it up so I gave up...just keep plugging away in ignorance up here in the cold!
So that's a great help!
Roland

[Juli in Kona]

The Combine Elements and the Split Elements are at the end of the Objects Toolbar. They are red and blue.