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Is there a way (or a workaround) to merge 2 bitmap layers in Sketch?
I often use cutouts of print screens to start sketching out new interfaces and I would like to merge these into 1 bitmap afterI'm done with the sketching and ready for the 'real' work.
So far I just group and lock them, but this is not always wanted.
You can merge multiple layers into one bitmap by selecting the layers you want to merge together and going to:
Layers > Flatten Selection to Bitmap
The one with Layers>Flatten selection bitmap is the best way of merging two layers (as already mentioned in the other answer).
But often times you will want a pattern to be merged rather than just two shapes.
To do that you can follow the steps below.
Choose the bitmap/pattern/Groups of patterns, group them and export.
Now fill the shape which you want with this exported image
(You can fill the shape by clicking on fill>choose the image option rather than color (you will find 5 circular options, but by default color is selected, so change that to image and upload the image and done)
