Xplode

Works with BricsCAD (Windows) Classic, Pro and Platinum, BricsCAD (Linux) Classic, Pro and Platinum

Explodes entities, and provides control over the resulting entities (short for "explode").

Accessing the Command

command bar: xplode

transparent: 'xplode

alias: x

: xplode

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select entities to explode: (Choose one or more entities.)

Entities in set: 1

Select entities to explode: (Choose more entities, or press Enter to continue.)

Xplode objects: Separately/<All>: (Type S or A.)

This command does not explode external references, attached images, or basic entities, such as lines, circles, and arcs.

Command Options

Option	Description
Select entities to explode	Selects the entities to explode. Choose one or more entities; use any selection method. Entities on frozen layers are not selected and not frozen.
Separately	Explodes one entity at a time; the prompts repeat themselves for each entity.
All	Explodes all selected entities together.

All	Specifies all properties for the selected entities.
Multiple	Specifies more than one property for the exploded entities; prompts you: Color/LAyer/LType/ltScale/<Xplode> - enter an option. For example, enter C for color and then S for linetype scale; reports: Altering: Color LTScale Color for new drawing entities - specify a color number or name. Linetype scale for new entities - specify a scale factor.
Color	Specifies the color for the exploded entities; prompts you: Color for new entities - specify a color name or number.
LAyer	Specifies the layer for the exploded entities; prompts you: Layer for new entities - specify the name. The layer name must exist in the drawing.
LType	Specifies the linetype for the exploded entities; prompts you: Linetype for new entities - specify the name. The linetype name must exist in the drawing.
ltScale	Specifies the linetype scale for the exploded entities; prompts you: Linetype scale for new entities - specify the scale factor.
Inherit	Inherits the color, layer, and linetype scale from the source entities.
Xplode	Explodes the selected entities.

Related Commands

Explode - explodes complex entities into simpler ones.

TxtExp - explodes text into polylines.

U - undoes the effect of the explosion.