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Breaking Objects

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titleBreak Tool Definition

The Break tool will break a segment where it intersects with another segment. 

  • Hold down the CTRL key and click on the desired overlapping objects.  

  • Click the Break button. 

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  • The objects will break where they intersected.

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  • Each new segment can now be edited separately, such as deleting the unwanted section and connecting the remaining segments with the Join button.

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Break All Intersections

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Breaking an Object in a Specific Spot

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  • Sometimes Exploding a circuit isn’t sufficient if you need to break an object at a specific spot.

  • Draw the first line where you would like to break the object, intersecting it with the object.

  • Draw a second line where you want to break the object, intersecting it with the object.

  • Select the object and the two lines and click the Break button to break them at the intersections.

  • Delete the unneeded segments and edit as desired.

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