Combining the Shapes

After arranging the shapes use the union tool to combine the shape by selecting two shapes at a time.

For example, select the vertical rectangle and semi-circle, then use combine tool. Then select the combined shape and above horizontal rectangle, then follow same process to combine them too.

Now let us look at all the process at once:

• Thus we see that the basic shapes which make the test tube are rectangles and a semi-circle. These basic shapes of rectangle and semi-circle are available to us in Inkscape.