explode

Divides an object into a specific number of surfaces.

Inline mode usage

explode -h
Displays the help file that summarizes the parameters for this command.
explode -all
Explode all geometries in the screen.

Interactive mode usage

Invocation
explode or explode -all
Parameters
  • Objects to explode (when not using the all option).

Example

A box was created prior to the following operation:

> explode
Select objects on screen (Press enter when done) // Select the box
> 

Result

We can see the object representing the box was split into 6 different surfaces:



Figure 1. Resulting tree view after the explode operation