Documentation | Help File | UI | 2D Mode | Menu | Shape | Split parts

Clicking on the Shape/Split parts menu item provides the means for separating the parts of a multipart shape and transform them into individual shapes. The original shape is removed and replaced with a group of the new shapes.

To separate the parts of a multipart shape and transform them into individual shapes

1. Activate (highlight) the layer containing the desired multipart shape. Do this by clicking on its name in the Legend panel.
2. Use any of the following selection methods to select the shape: Localize, Select by Point, Select by Line, Select by Polygon, Select by Circle, Select by Rectangle, Select by Line Free, Select by Clipboard, Select by Query, Select All.
3. Click on the Shape/Split parts menu entry.

• The shapes created as a result of splitting inherit the attributes of the original shape.