Select Edit > Break All Intersections to break all segments where they intersect with other segments Break All Segments where they Intersect With Other Segments(where objects cross each other).
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Break Tool Definition
The Breaktool is used to Bisect the selected segments at the points where they Intersect in the Trace software.
The Break All Intersections function bisect ALL segments in the design at the points where they intersect with another segment.
Breaking All Intersections
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This example displays four lines that intersect and cross over each other. In order to edit the portions of this design, we will need to
break
Break the
intersections
Intersections.
Select Edit > Break All Intersections.
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Break All Intersections Definition
The Breaktool is used to Bisect the selected segments at the points where they Intersect in the Trace software.
The Break All Intersections function bisect ALL segments in the design at the points where they intersect with another segment.
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The intersecting lines Intersecting Lineshave been broken Broken into twelve separate lines.
You can see from the blue dots Blue Dotsthat mark the end pointsEnd Points, that we can now delete individual section of this design.
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Now the individual lines can be deleted and other lines can be added to create new shapes.
Breaking Selected Intersections
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Alternatively, use the Breakbutton to break only the selected intersections.
This allows you to manually Manually select which intersections Intersections to break. Break.
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Break Tool Definition
The Breaktool is used to Bisect the selected segments at the points where they Intersect in the Trace software.
The Break All Intersections function bisect ALL segments in the design at the points where they intersect with another segment.