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Breaking Objects

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title	Break Tool Definition

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

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title	Break Tool Definition

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 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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title	Join Definition

The Join button will connect the selected segments together as one object in Trace.

The Auto Join Segments button will automatically join adjacent segments together in Trace.

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Alternatively, select Edit > Break All Intersections. All of the intersecting elements in the current design will break where they intersect.

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title	Break Tool Definition

The Break All Intersections function bisect ALL segments in the design at the points where they intersect with another segment.

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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 First Line where you would like to break the object, intersecting it with the objectObject.
Draw a second line Second Line where you want to break the object, intersecting it with the other 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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title	Break Tool Definition

The Break All Intersections function bisect ALL segments in the design at the points where they intersect with another segment.