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Breaking Objects

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

  • Click the Break button. 

 Break Tool Definition

The Break Tool tool is used to Bisect the Selected Segments at the point where they Intersect in the Trace software.

The Break All Intersections function bisects ALL Segments in the design where they intersect in the Trace software.

See: Break All Intersections Function

  • The objects will break where they intersected.

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

 Join Definition

The Join button will connect the Selected Segments together as one object in Trace. 

The Auto Join Segments button will automatically join All Adjacent Segments together in Trace.

See: Join Tool Function

See: Auto Join Segments Function

Break All Intersections

  • For Additional Information:

  • Alternatively, select Edit > Break All Intersections.

  • All of the intersecting elements in the current design will break where they intersect.

 Break Tool Definition

The Break Tool tool is used to Bisect the Selected Segments at the point where they Intersect in the Trace software.

The Break All Intersections function bisects ALL Segments in the design where they intersect in the Trace software.

See: Break All Intersections Function

Breaking an Object in a Specific Spot

  • 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.

 Break Tool Definition

The Break Tool tool is used to Bisect the Selected Segments at the point where they Intersect in the Trace software.

The Break All Intersections function bisects ALL Segments in the design where they intersect in the Trace software.

See: Break All Intersections Function

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