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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145251" xml-lang="en-US">3D objects that each form a 3D scene can be combined into a single 3D scene.</paragraph>
<h3 id="hd_id3150042">To combine 3D objects:</h3>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154702" xml-lang="en-US">Insert a 3D object from the <emph>3D Objects</emph> toolbar (for example, a cube).</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3155335" xml-lang="en-US">Insert a second slightly larger 3D object (for example, a sphere).</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148488" xml-lang="en-US">Select the second 3D object (sphere) and choose <emph>Edit - Cut</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149211" xml-lang="en-US">Double-click the first object (cube) to enter its group.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154652" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <emph>Edit - Paste</emph>. Both objects are now part of the same group. If you want, you can edit the individual objects or change their position within the group.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3155376" xml-lang="en-US">Double-click outside the group to exit the group.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="note" id="par_id3148606" xml-lang="en-US">You cannot intersect or subtract 3D objects.</paragraph>
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