Question

I’m using paths to create a specific shape. What is the best way to group all the paths so I’ll be able to use them later in another location without re-positioning the paths?

Any suggestions will be great, thank you!

Answer 1

If the question is about a complex shape with just one fill and stroke, an option would be to use just one Path instance with a PathGeometry with multiple Figures. See the following example from MSDN:

<Path Stroke="Black" StrokeThickness="1">
    <Path.Data>
        <PathGeometry>
            <PathGeometry.Figures>
                <PathFigureCollection>
                    <PathFigure IsClosed="True" StartPoint="10,100">
                        <PathFigure.Segments>
                            <PathSegmentCollection>
                                <LineSegment Point="100,100" />
                                <LineSegment Point="100,50" />
                            </PathSegmentCollection>
                        </PathFigure.Segments>
                    </PathFigure>
                    <PathFigure IsClosed="True" StartPoint="10,10">
                        <PathFigure.Segments>
                            <PathSegmentCollection>
                                <LineSegment Point="100,10" />
                                <LineSegment Point="100,40" />
                            </PathSegmentCollection>
                        </PathFigure.Segments>
                    </PathFigure>
                </PathFigureCollection>
            </PathGeometry.Figures>
        </PathGeometry>
    </Path.Data>
</Path>