

When you do the Break Apart, it breaks the 2 outlines into separate layers causing them both to have the black fill. In this example, the original shape is made up of 2 circular outlines. When using the Break Apart on objects that have a hole, you will see the hole disappear. This operation may also be known as making a Compound Path. The opposite of Break Apart is Merge which will merge the selected layers back into a single layer. Break Apart will separate each outline to separate layer. In this case, you may think you need to Ungroup it, but because this is not a Group to begin with, the Ungroup option will not be enabled.įor this, you can choose Break Apart from the Object menu. If you want to separate the pieces, you can choose to Ungroup the group by selecting the shape and choosing Ungroup from the Object menu.Īfter ungrouping, you can see the Group layer folder has been removed, leaving the 3 pieces of the flower.įor the following example, you may want to move the 3 arrows individually. You can create a group by selecting the objects you want to group and choose Group from the Object menu. In the Layers tab, a group is designated by a folder icon with a letter G on it. Object Snaps: When Rhino is asking for a point, you can press Alt to temporarily enable osnap checkboxes if osnaps are disabled. This makes it easy to keep object snaps disabled and to enable them as needed. In the following example, we have a flower that has 3 separate pieces, but is grouped together so the entire flower can be manipulated. Object snaps: Press the ALT key to temporarily enable object snaps if object snaps are disabled. In this investigation, students think about how rocks change through time. They began classifying rocks according to their different characteristics. This tutorial will help explain the differences between Group, Ungroup, Break Apart, and Merge in Sure Cuts a Lot & eCAL.Ī Group is a collection of shapes that can be moved, resized and scaled together as if it were a single shape. Teaching and Learning Focus In the previous two investigations, students examined some of the physical properties of different types of rocks.
