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Boolean Operations

Step 1: Select different shapes that you added in your EdrawMax canvas and navigate to Boolean Operations under the Symbols section.

edrawmax boolean operations

Step 2: In the Boolean Operations, you will find different customization options, like:

  • Union: Create a symbol by overlapping different shapes and lines. In this case, all the overlapped areas will disappear, and you will get your desired symbol.
edrawmax union boolean operations
  • Combine: Create a new symbol by making a shape from several overlapping shapes. Here, you can always see those points where the shapes overlap.
edrawmax combine boolean operations
  • Fragment: With Fragment, you can take the fragmented parts of multiple symbols. Create multiple new symbols by adding shapes to the canvas. Select them all > Click Fragment, and it will divide multiple shapes into smaller parts as per the intersecting lines.
edrawmax fragment boolean operations
  • Intersect: Create a new shape by overlapping two or more shapes. When you click on Intersect, it will create a new shape from the area where multiple selected shapes are overlapping.
edrawmax intersect boolean operations
  • Cut off the Top Layer: Create a new symbol by using the Cut Off the Top Layer option, which lets you use the top shape to create the desired shape by clipping off the parts that intersect with the other shapes.
edrawmax remove top layer boolean operations
  • Cut off the Bottom Layer: Create a new symbol by using the Cut Off the Bottom Layer option, which lets you use the bottom shape to create the desired shape by clipping off the parts that intersect with the other shapes.
edrawmax remove bottom layer boolean operations