How to connect box edges to come together at a single point?

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Hello all,

I would like to connect two box corners together, much like joining paths together using anchor points. The only issue is that the points I would like to connect into a perfect "V" shape are not lines, but are rectangles. Is there a way to connect the two corners together into a cohesive corner, using the setup in the attached images?

Thank you!

  

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[Ton Frederiks]

Pathfinder > Unite?

[pixxxelschubser]

or Shape Builder Tool …

[tromboniator · Accepted solution]

Are you asking how to join the two shapes into one, or how to get the corner points to coincide?  From your screenshots I'm guessing the latter, but I've been wrong once or twice.

In the View menu activate Snap to Point. De-select both rectangles. With the Selection Tool or the Group Selection Tool click and hold exactly on the corner anchor point of the rectangle you want move, and drag that point until it snaps to the corner point where you want it.

If you use the Selection Tool (black pointer) the risk is that if you are a bit off in clicking you may select the rectangle, and dragging the point will then scale the rectangle instead of moving it.

Peter