Split Block

Split Block has 4 different modes. Each mode will perform a different task. Some modes will only be available if a specific type of block is selected. For instance, if you do not a text item selected, "Split Text to Characters" will not be available.

The different functions available are

Depending on the level of your software, you may not have access to all the different Split functions.

Please see the tutorial on Using Split Block.

Manually Split Block

The Manual Split Block is performed on "Outline Blocks" A block is split by drawing a line across the block where you want the split to occur.

On blocks with holes in them, the split must go across the entire block.

Splitting a blocks produces 2 separate blocks that can be edited individually

Split Block to its Branches
Split Block to its branches with break a branched block down to its segments. This will normally apply to Text objects or objects that have been merged. You will not be able to split an individual character into its branches, until you first split the Text to characters. The image at the right shows how a branched block is constructed. In this example there are 3 segments which are grouped into a single block

After Splitting the block to its segments, you will have 3 individual blocks.

Split Text To Characters

When Text is created the entire line of text is grouped. Even though the object list displays each character individually, the text as a whole is grouped into a single until. This group is maintained because Text items are unique in that they contain variables that are not contained in any other block type. Therefore, if you want to edit a string of text as if it were simple block data, you must first "un-group" the text.
Split text to characters performs this process.

Most editing of text items can be performed without splitting to characters. However such items as Reordering require that the text be split

Note

Text that has been split to characters cannot be reconverted to wire frame.

Split Outline

Split Outline is performed on objects that an Automatic Outline has been applied to . In the first picture at the right you can see that the letter was created with an automatic satin outline.
You may find it necessary to split these items apart to perform specific editing to just to outline.

The second picture shows the block after splitting the outline.

Note

If the object was created from Text as in this example, you must first Split Text to Characters before you can Split Outline

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