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Breaking Objects

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Breaking Objects

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  • The Break tool will break segments where they intersect with other segments.

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

  • Click the Break button. 

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titleBreak Tool Definition

The Break Tool tool is used to Bisect the

selected segments

Selected Segments at the

points

point where they Intersect in the Trace software.

The Break All Intersections function

bisect

bisects ALL

segments

Segments in the design

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where they intersect

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in the Trace software.

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See: Break All Intersections Function

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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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titleJoin Definition

The 

Join 

Join button will connect the

selected segments

Selected Segments together as one object in Trace

The Auto Join Segments button will automatically join

adjacent segments

All Adjacent Segments together in Trace.

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Break All Intersections

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titleBreak 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.

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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.

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  • 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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titleBreak 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.

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See: Join Tool Function

See: Auto Join Segments Function

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