{"id":11060,"date":"2014-07-08T11:38:11","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T06:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/?p=11060"},"modified":"2019-12-27T06:49:58","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T01:49:58","slug":"five-magical-operations-blend-also-known-combine-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/five-magical-operations-blend-also-known-combine-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Magical Operations in Blend also known as Combine Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone! Today we are going to learn some interesting features of Blend these are called <strong>Combine Operations<\/strong>. Or rather called as five magical functions of blend. Some of you who already are familiar with Photoshop would know about this but blend is rather more useful tool.<\/p>\n<p>First of all the <strong>Combine Operations<\/strong> you use in Blend generates xaml code of all your styling. You don\u2019t have to write a specific code for xaml like you have to do while importing things from Photoshop.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Open your project in Blend?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Right Click you project under solution explorer heading.<\/li>\n<li>Then below you will see an option <strong>\u201cOpen in Blend\u201d. <\/strong>Press it and you project will be open in blend.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/OpeninginBlend.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11062\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/OpeninginBlend.png\" alt=\"Opening in Blend (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/OpeninginBlend.png 1024w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/OpeninginBlend-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/OpeninginBlend-750x563.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/OpeninginBlend-700x525.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11062\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/OpeninginBlend.png\" alt=\"Opening in Blend (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/OpeninginBlend.png 1024w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/OpeninginBlend-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/OpeninginBlend-750x563.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/OpeninginBlend-700x525.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/li>\n<li>After doing so you can see now just the designer phase will be open in front of you, and that project is open in blend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Now what to do next \u00a0for Combine Operation?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Select rectangle from the menu and draw two overlapping Rectangles like shown in picture below<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/rectangleselecting.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/rectangleselecting.png\" alt=\"rectangle selecting (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/rectangleselecting.png 1024w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/rectangleselecting-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/rectangleselecting-750x563.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/rectangleselecting-700x525.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/rectangleselecting.png\" alt=\"rectangle selecting (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/rectangleselecting.png 1024w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/rectangleselecting-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/rectangleselecting-750x563.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/rectangleselecting-700x525.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Now select both Rectangles by pressing <strong>ctrl + click<\/strong> on the Rectangles while holding ctrl button select the other Rectangle also.<\/li>\n<li>Now go to the <strong>Objects<\/strong> and there you can see five magical operations that we can do on the Rectangles we made. These operations are <strong>Unite<\/strong>, <strong>Divide<\/strong>, <strong>Subtract<\/strong>, <strong>Intersect <\/strong>and<strong> Exclude Overlap<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>By clicking onto the <strong>Unite<\/strong> you can see that both squares are united as one<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unite-sample.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unite-sample.png\" alt=\"unite sample (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unite-sample.png 1018w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unite-sample-768x387.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unite-sample-360x180.png 360w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unite-sample-750x378.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unite-sample-700x352.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unite-sample.png\" alt=\"unite sample (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unite-sample.png 1018w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unite-sample-768x387.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unite-sample-360x180.png 360w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unite-sample-750x378.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unite-sample-700x352.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/li>\n<li>And now select direct mouse option present on top left corner of blend and pick any point you want on rectangle and stretch it in the direction you want it and draw any figure<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pointstreching.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pointstreching.png\" alt=\"point streching (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pointstreching.png 1024w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pointstreching-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pointstreching-750x563.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pointstreching-700x525.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pointstreching.png\" alt=\"point streching (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pointstreching.png 1024w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pointstreching-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pointstreching-750x563.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pointstreching-700x525.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/li>\n<li>By Clicking onto the <strong>Divide<\/strong> button you can see that two rectangles are divided into 3 parts now the common section is also a new part<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/divide-sample.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/divide-sample.png\" alt=\"divide sample (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/divide-sample.png 1017w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/divide-sample-768x387.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/divide-sample-360x180.png 360w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/divide-sample-750x378.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/divide-sample-700x352.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/divide-sample.png\" alt=\"divide sample (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/divide-sample.png 1017w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/divide-sample-768x387.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/divide-sample-360x180.png 360w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/divide-sample-750x378.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/divide-sample-700x352.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Here you can also stretch the points in any direction and draw any figure<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Divide.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Divide.png\" alt=\"Divide (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Divide.png 1024w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Divide-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Divide-750x563.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Divide-700x525.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Divide.png\" alt=\"Divide (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Divide.png 1024w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Divide-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Divide-750x563.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Divide-700x525.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/li>\n<li>By Clicking onto the <strong>Intersect<\/strong> button \u00a0now only intersecting part is left and you can draw any figure by stretching points<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Intersect.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Intersect.png\" alt=\"Intersect (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Intersect.png 1024w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Intersect-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Intersect-750x563.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Intersect-700x525.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Intersect.png\" alt=\"Intersect (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Intersect.png 1024w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Intersect-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Intersect-750x563.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Intersect-700x525.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/intersect-sample.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/intersect-sample.png\" alt=\"intersect sample Divide (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/intersect-sample.png 1017w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/intersect-sample-768x386.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/intersect-sample-360x180.png 360w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/intersect-sample-750x377.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/intersect-sample-700x351.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/intersect-sample.png\" alt=\"intersect sample Divide (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/intersect-sample.png 1017w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/intersect-sample-768x386.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/intersect-sample-360x180.png 360w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/intersect-sample-750x377.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/intersect-sample-700x351.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/li>\n<li>It quite useful as we have shown in petal example<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/roration.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/roration.png\" alt=\"roration (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/roration.png 1024w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/roration-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/roration-750x563.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/roration-700x525.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/roration.png\" alt=\"roration (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/roration.png 1024w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/roration-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/roration-750x563.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/roration-700x525.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/li>\n<li>By Clicking onto the <strong>Subtract<\/strong> button all of the overlapping part is removed and also the part of secondary rectangle<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract.png\" alt=\"subtract (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract.png 1024w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract-750x563.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract-700x525.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract.png\" alt=\"subtract (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract.png 1024w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract-750x563.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract-700x525.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract-sample.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract-sample.png\" alt=\"subtract sample (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract-sample.png 1019w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract-sample-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract-sample-750x387.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract-sample-700x361.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract-sample.png\" alt=\"subtract sample (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract-sample.png 1019w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract-sample-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract-sample-750x387.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/subtract-sample-700x361.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/li>\n<li>And after this you can also pick any point and stretch it to draw any figure<\/li>\n<li>Now lastly by clicking onto the <strong>Exclude Overlapping<\/strong> button now the overlapping part is gone and rest is left<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/excudeoverlap.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11073\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/excudeoverlap.png\" alt=\"excudeoverlap (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/excudeoverlap.png 1005w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/excudeoverlap-768x386.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/excudeoverlap-360x180.png 360w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/excudeoverlap-750x377.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/excudeoverlap-700x351.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11073\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/excudeoverlap.png\" alt=\"excudeoverlap (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/excudeoverlap.png 1005w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/excudeoverlap-768x386.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/excudeoverlap-360x180.png 360w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/excudeoverlap-750x377.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/excudeoverlap-700x351.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Now you can also pick any point draw whatever you want as we in this case have draw grass (some sort of not so much neat but an example to show you)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/grass.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11074\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/grass.png\" alt=\"grass (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/grass.png 1024w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/grass-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/grass-750x563.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/grass-700x525.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11074\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/grass.png\" alt=\"grass (Combine Operations)\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/grass.png 1024w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/grass-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/grass-750x563.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/grass-700x525.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onedrive.live.com\/redir?resid=87D3A330BFFE7FEB!29051&amp;authkey=!AEvs-2amNlVarko&amp;ithint=file%2c.rar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Download the Code Sample from here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By Muhammad Asad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone! Today we are going to learn some interesting features of Blend these are called Combine Operations. Or rather called as five magical functions of blend. Some of you who already are familiar with Photoshop would know about this but blend is rather more useful tool. First of all the Combine Operations you use in Blend generates xaml code of all your styling. 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