I have two shapes: circle and rectangle. Want to convert them into one figure. Are there any ways to do that in SVG code?
For anyone looking for the answer to the actual question of how to combine two outlined shapes into a single outlined shape (rather than putting a drop shadow on the combined shape), here is a possible solution:
<svg width="400" height="400">
<defs>
<rect id="canvas" width="100%" height="100%" fill="white" />
<rect id="shape1" x="40" y="50" width="40" height="70" />
<circle id="shape2" cx="50" cy="50" r="50" />
<mask id="shape1-cutout">
<use href="#canvas" />
<use href="#shape1" />
</mask>
<mask id="shape2-cutout">
<use href="#canvas" />
<use href="#shape2" />
</mask>
</defs>
<use href="#shape1" stroke="red" fill="none" mask="url(#shape2-cutout)" />
<use href="#shape2" stroke="red" fill="none" mask="url(#shape1-cutout)" />
</svg>
This essentially draws the circle with the rectangle shape cut out of it and draws the rectangle with the circle cut out of it. When you place these "punched out" shapes one on top of the other, you get what appears to be a single outlined shape.
Here's what the SVG actually does:
You can make a <mask>
or a <clipPath>
from the two shapes and then use that to mask a third shape. You can then apply your drop shadow to that.
<svg width="400" height="400">
<defs>
<clipPath id="shape">
<rect x="40" y="50" width="40" height="70" />
<circle cx="50" cy="50" r="50" />
</clipPath>
<filter id="shadow">
<feGaussianBlur in="SourceAlpha" stdDeviation="3"/>
<feOffset dx="3" dy="3"/>
<feMerge>
<feMergeNode/>
<feMergeNode in="SourceGraphic"/>
</feMerge>
</filter>
</defs>
<g filter="url(#shadow)">
<rect width="100%" height="100%" fill="red"
clip-path="url(#shape)"/>
</g>
</svg>
Note: if you are wondering why we are applying the drop shadow to a parent <g>
here, it is because if we applied it directly to the <rect>
, the drop shadow would be subject to the clip also.
What's wrong with just a dropshadow on a group around the shapes?
<svg width="400" height="400">
<defs>
<filter id="shadow">
<feGaussianBlur in="SourceAlpha" stdDeviation="3"/>
<feOffset dx="3" dy="3"/>
<feMerge>
<feMergeNode/>
<feMergeNode in="SourceGraphic"/>
</feMerge>
</filter>
</defs>
<g filter="url(#shadow)">
<rect x="40" y="50" width="40" height="70" fill="red"/>
<circle cx="50" cy="50" r="50" fill="red"/>
</g>
</svg>
With the feMorphology
filter you can grow and shrink objects (MDN). Combining them, you can create a simply reusable outline: make an increased copy of the original, paint it, and place it under the shrunk original.
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="400" height="400">
<defs>
<filter id="outline">
<!-- Make a copy of the original,
grow it by half the stroke width,
call it outer -->
<feMorphology
operator="dilate"
radius="1"
result="outer"
/>
<!-- Make another copy of the original,
shrink it by half the stroke width,
call it inner -->
<feMorphology
in="SourceGraphic"
operator="erode"
radius="1"
result="inner"
/>
<!-- Create a color layer... -->
<feFlood
flood-color="black"
flood-opacity="1"
result="outlineColor"
/>
<!-- ...and crop it by outer -->
<feComposite
operator="in"
in="outlineColor"
in2="outer"
result="coloredOuter"
/>
<!-- Place the shrunk original over it -->
<feComposite
operator="over"
in="inner"
in2="coloredOuter"
/>
</filter>
</defs>
<g filter="url(#outline)">
<rect x="50" y="60" width="40" height="70" fill="red" />
<circle cx="60" cy="60" r="50" fill="red" />
</g>
</svg>
If you want to have it transparent, replace the operator in the last feComposite
with xor
:
<!-- Knock off the shrunk one -->
<feComposite
operator="xor"
in="inner"
in2="coloredOuter"
/>
The only caveat: fatter strokes - ie larger dilate and erode radii - on curves may look distorted, with 1px + 1px it is still fine.