Exploding Blocks

Command: EXPLODE

You can explode an inserted block to its original component entities. Exploding a block affects that single instance of the block only. The original block definition remains in the drawing and you can still insert additional copies of the original block. If you explode a block that contains attributes, the attributes are lost, but the original attribute definitions remain.

To explode a block

Do one of the following:
Click the Explode tool button () on the Modify toolbar.
Choose Explode in the Modify menu.
Type explode in the command bar, then press Enter.

The command bar reads: Select entities to explode.

Select the block(s).
Press Enter or right click to explode the blocks.

NOTE	Exploding dissociates component entities to their next simplest level of complexity: nested blocks or polylines in a block become blocks or polylines again.