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Break Apart

Quick Reference: Break Apart

  • Hero Image

    Seperates paths into pieces.

  • Location

    Arrange → Break Apart

  • Keyboard Shortcuts

    Windows: Alt + B

    Mac: Option + B

Break Apart separates the paths of selected vector graphics into the individual curves and lines that make them up. The individual segments become disconnected, allowing them to be selected and manipulated independently.

To use Break Apart, select all objects you wish to break, then go to Arrange → Break Apart, or press Alt / Option + B.

For example, a rectangular vector graphic is a path made of four straight lines connected by four nodes, with one node that is both the start and end of the path. Breaking Apart a rectangle results in four disconnected lines, each with their own start and end node.

Left: an unbroken rectangle with one start and end node in green Right: four separate lines with eight start and end nodes

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