Can I merge/union two shapes?

[rnikander]

AI is telling me I can, but I'm not seeing anything in menus, so I think it may be hallucinating.

For example, there are these shapes (the "And") that I'd like to combine to form something like an ellipse, but with a slightly different shape.

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Summary: The user is asking whether draw.io supports boolean/union operations to merge two shapes into one combined shape. This feature is not available in draw.io, as confirmed by the closed duplicate issue #5562.

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💡 Possible Solution Found

We found a potentially relevant solution in a previous issue:

draw.io does not support boolean/CSG operations (merge, union, subtract, intersect) on shapes. This was confirmed in the closed duplicate issue #5562. draw.io is not a vector graphics editor like Inkscape or Illustrator. As a workaround, you can: (1) create custom shapes using XML/stencil definitions with the exact path you need, (2) use the "Edit Style" option to manually define a custom shape geometry, or (3) design the shape in a dedicated vector editor (e.g., Inkscape) and import it as an SVG image into draw.io.

📎 Source: #5562

Please check if this addresses your issue. If not, let us know what's different about your situation.

🔍 Possible Related Issues

This issue might be related to existing issues:

🔴 #5562 - Merge shapes
The user is asking for exactly the same functionality — merging/unioning two shapes together — which was already addressed and closed in issue #5562.

Please check if any of these address your issue. If this is a duplicate, we may close this issue and continue the conversation there.

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