EXPLODE

Purpose:

To explode a symbol into it's individual unconnected geometric components. This function can be applied either with regard to any symbol within the data bank of symbol fonts that are provided for possible incorporation within drawings and require modification in some manner, or at the stage when a symbol has actually been incorporated within a drawing and requires subsequent modification.

Instructions:

1. Cursor-select the symbol that is to be exploded and click the left-hand button once. The system responds by highlighting the selected symbol. If the correct symbol has been identified then cursor-select the 'operation complete' icon.

2. The user can then select any of the constituent geometric elements of the original symbol and undertake any operations on that original uncoupled element that may be deemed to be necessary, for example, delete it, move it,

   This facility provides a form of local control over the geometry of the symbol. However it must be used with care as the various components can no longer be manipulated in a contiguous manner.

Options:

There are no options within this function.

Result:

The selected symbol within a display, and the associated drawing, is exploded into its constituent geometric elements, with no implied grouping or connectivity, without any change in locally defined size and orientation, and the various elements stored as individual entities within the drawing.