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Shape.BreakApart method

Breaks apart a shape that was previously combined with another shape

Syntax:

Sub BreakApart()

Remarks:

The BreakApart method breaks curves into subpaths, or text objects into words or characters.

Examples:

The following VBA example creates the letter "O" and converts it to a curve. It breaks the two subpaths into separate objects. The inner path is then moved upwards by 0.2", and the two paths are combined into a single curve shape.

Sub Test()
  Dim s As Shape, sr As ShapeRange
  Set s = ActiveLayer.CreateArtisticText(0, 0, "O")
  With s.Text.FontProperties
    .Name = "Arial Black"
    .Size = 48
  End With
  s.ConvertToCurves
  s.BreakApart
  Set sr = ActiveSelectionRange
  sr(1).Move 0, 0.2
  sr.Combine
End Sub

Version Information:

CorelDRAW:	X7.4, X7, X7.6, X8, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2019.2, 2020, 2021, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25
Corel DESIGNER:	X7, 2017.1, 20.1, 2019.2, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25