Hotkey: Alt+Shift+E
Breaks an object, group, or block into its constituent parts. Each explosion is one level deep, to preserve the hierarchical structure of objects. Objects must be selected first in order to be exploded.
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Exploding Example - Polyline
1. Create a multi-segmented polyline (with Auto Add Constraints off) and select it. In the Selection Info Palette, the object type is indicated as "Polyline."
2. Select Explode, or click the Explode icon. The polyline is exploded into one arc and one small polyline.
3. Select the small polyline.
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4. Explode it into its constituent parts - two lines.
Exploding Example - Text
1. Use the Text tool (see Inserting Text) to create a text object, and select it.
2. Select Explode, or click the Explode icon. The text is exploded into a Group of Graphics.
3. Explode again, and now the group consists of one polyline representing each character.
4. Select any character; it is identified as a polyline.
