Boolean Operations
Boolean operations can combine multiple layers into a group. The shape of the boolean group is determined by its sublayers through the following four methods:
- Union selection: The sum of all sublayer shapes.
- Subtract selection: The shape of the bottom sublayer minus its overlapping area with the other sublayers.
- Intersect selection: The overlapping part of all sublayers.
- Exclude selection: The sum of all sublayers’ shapes minus the overlapping areas.
Note: The boolean group has its own fill, stroke, and effect properties and the properties of sublayers are not displayed.
Use boolean operations
After selecting two or more layers, choose your preferred boolean operation via the contextual toolbar.
The boolean group can continue to perform boolean operations independently on other layers.
Undo boolean operations
You can undo boolean operations by ungrouping:
- Right-click the boolean group, and select ungroup from the contextual toolbar.
- Select the boolean group, and use the following shortcuts to ungroup.
- macOS: ⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + G
- Windows: Shift + Ctrl + G