Use Edit > Branching to automatically sequence and group selected embroidery objects.
Use Edit > Apply Closest Join to join selected objects at the closest point. Re-apply closest join after editing.
Use Edit > Weld to merge selected overlapping objects into a single 'flattened' object.
New Branching, Apply Closest Join and Weld tools have been added to the Edit toolbox, as shown:
Note The existing Remove Appliqué Overlaps tool has been moved to the new Appliqué toolbox.
Minimizing connectors
Automatic branching
Weld objects