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# Linking Geometries across Secondary Layers

You can link geometries from the previous secondary layer to the current secondary layer by selecting an option from the Link option box, located in the Secondaries menu. Use the Link option box when you have already applied a key, a geometry, or both to the current secondary layer.

NoteYou can use the Link option box without applying any key or geometry to the current secondary layer.

When you use the Link option box, a logical operation is applied to determine how the geometries from the previous layer are combined with the key and geometries on the current secondary layer, and what areas of the image are colour graded. Depending on what you want to accomplish with the secondary, you can use a logical operation to add or exclude the inside of the geometries from the previous layer to the key and geometries on the current secondary layer, or intersect the geometries with the current secondary layer. You can also invert the geometries from the previous layer using the Invert button.

To combine geometries from the previous secondary layer with the current secondary layer:

1. Make sure you have multiple secondary layers containing keys and geometries, and then in the Secondaries menu, enable the secondary you want to work on.
   NoteThe previous secondary layer must have some sort of mask applied—it can be a key, a geometry, or both.
2. Select a logical operation from the Link option box. The logical operation you select determines what is colour graded by the current secondary.

   Select: | To:
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   | Add the current secondary to the previous one.
   | Subtract the current secondary from the previous one.
   | Intersect the current secondary with the previous one.

   NoteIf you do not want to apply a logical operation, select the Link option.
3. To invert the previous selection, enable Inv.

   When you invert geometries from the previous secondary layer, the logical operation you choose will combine the invert of the geometries from the previous secondary layer with the current one.