Exploding Drawing Entities

Use the Explode Drawing Entity command to explode groupings of drawing entities into their individual components, such as lines and text.

To explode a selection of drawing entities:

  1. From the Modify menu, select Drawing -Explode, or from the Drawing/Schedules Toolbar select image\drawing_entity_explode_button.jpg.
  2. Select Single, Window or All. Click on the arrow adjacent to the Explode button to select Window or All.
  3. Select the entities to be exploded.
  4. If the Single selection option method was chosen, you may continue selecting entities to explode.
  5. Press ENTER (right mouse click) to verify your selections and end the command.