MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-USING FLASH Use Manual page 132

Object Drawing model
merge together when overlaid. This lets you overlap shapes without altering their appearance
should you choose to move them apart, or rearrange their appearance. Flash creates each shape
as a separate object that you can individually manipulate. In previous versions of Flash, to
overlap shapes without having their appearance altered, you had to draw each shape on its
own layer.
When you select a shape created using the Object Drawing model, Flash surrounds the shape
with a rectangular bounding box. You can use the Pointer tool to move the object by clicking
the bounding box and dragging the shape anywhere you'd like to position it on the Stage.
You can set preferences for contact sensitivity when selecting shapes created using the
Object Drawing model. For more information, see
Lasso tool contact options:" on page
Overlapping shapes using the Merge Drawing model
When you use the Pencil, Pen, Line, Oval, Rectangle, or Brush tool to draw a line across
another line or painted shape, the overlapping lines are divided into segments at the
intersection points. You can use the Selection tool to select, move, and reshape each segment
individually.
A fill; the fill with a line drawn through it; and the two fills and three line segments created by
segmentation
132 Drawing
lets you draw shapes as separate objects that do not automatically
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