Explode Shapes

You can use Explode on shapes that have more than one entity. Explode makes the entities into individual shapes.

To Explode the Entities of a Shape, Text, or Hatch into Individual Shapes

NOTE: After text or a hatch is divided into shapes, it cannot be edited as text or a hatch.

  1. On the canvas or in the Project pane, select the shape or text. The shape must have more than one entity.
  2. In the canvas, right-click on the selected shape or text and select Explode.

Each of the entities is now a shape and can have separate process information definitions. You can edit them separately or combine some of the entities into other shapes.

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