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1 Click Schematic tab ➤ Edit Components panel ➤ Modify Components
drop-down ➤ Stretch PLC Module.
2 Select the blocks to stretch using a crossing window or crossing polygon
window.
3 Press Enter.
4 Select your base and second point of displacement.
The exploded blocks stretch and are then rebuilt (maintaining all the
original block information, including attributes).
Split PLC modules
1 Click Schematic tab ➤ Edit Components panel ➤ Modify Components
drop-down ➤ Split PLC Module.
2 Select the block to split.
3 Select the split point or enter “M” to select the objects for the new child
component using a crossing window or crossing polygon.
Keep windowing until all objects are selected. To cancel the selection of
any object, press U and select as usual.
4 Define the origin point for the new block. You can enter the coordinates
or click Pick Point and select the origin point on the drawing.
5 Set the break type: no lines, straight lines, jagged lines, or draw it.
6 (Optional) Select to reposition the child block to move it as part of this
command.
7 Click OK.
8 To reposition the child block, select a point on the screen to place the
block.
Split block
Use this tool to split blocks or parametric connectors into 2 separate block
definitions (for example, parent and a child or a child and another child).
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