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To break an object
1 Click Home tab ➤ Modify panel ➤ Break.
2 Select the object to break.
By default, the point at which you select the object is the first break point.
To select a different pair of break points, enter f (First) and specify the
first break point.
3 Specify the second break point.
To break an object without creating a gap, enter @0,0 to specify the
previous point.
To join objects
1 Click Home tab ➤ Modify panel ➤ Join.
2 Select a source object or select multiple objects to join together.
3 Valid objects include lines, arcs, elliptical arcs, polylines, 3D polylines,
and splines.
Quick Reference
Commands
BREAK
Breaks the selected object between two points.
JOIN
Joins the endpoints of linear and curved objects to create a single object.
Disassociate Compound Objects (Explode)
You can convert a compound object, such as a polyline, dimension, hatch,
or block reference, into individual elements.
You can explode a compound object, such as a polyline, dimension, hatch,
or block reference, to convert it into individual elements. For example,
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