Explode

Source file: explode-a-surface.htm

The Explode option breaks apart single objects such as surfaces and edge networks into multiple objects such as individual lines, loops or networks, surfaces, based on the edge connectivity.

1. Select the object to be exploded.

2. On the Edit ribbon tab, go to the Fix group and select Explode.

   The object is exploded and replaced with a new secondary container storing the resulting objects. The new container is given the name of the original object. The resulting objects are named fragment, fragment 2, fragment 3 etc.
   

Before and after exploding an edge network.