Drop Element

Used to break up an element(s) into simpler components. Tool settings are used to specify the element types on which the tool operates.

You can access this tool from the following:

Ribbon: Drawing > Home > Groups > Drop split button
Ribbon: Modeling > Home > Groups > Drop split button
Toolbox: Drop

Setting	Description
Complex	If on, complex elements (cell, complex chain, complex shape, text node, surface, or solid) are dropped into their components.
Line Strings/Shapes	If on, line strings and shapes are converted to series of individual line elements.
Multi-lines	If on, multi-line elements are converted to sets of line strings, lines, and/or arcs.
Text	If on, text characters in text elements are converted to the individual elements that are used to draw the characters — lines, line strings, arcs, ellipses, and shapes.
Application Elements	If on, used to drop light weight geometry.
(Technology Preview) Item Types	If on, item types attached to the element are dropped along with the element. Keep Child - Retains child elements item type information. Parent elements item type information will be removed. Keep Parent - Retains parent element's item type information. Child elements item type information will be removed. Note: Drop Item Types does not apply to pattern elements. Note: Once set, the changes will apply to other Drop tools as well (Drop Complex Status, Drop Line String/ Shape Status, Drop Association, Drop Line Style).
Dimensions	If on, dimension element(s) are dropped into lines, line strings, ellipses, arcs, and text. To Geometry — Drops down lines, line strings, ellipses, arcs, and text. To Segment — Drops down individual dimension segments.
Shared Cells	If on, the associated option menu lets you drop shared cells: To Geometry — They are dropped into their components. To Normal Cell — They are converted to unshared cells.
Solids	(3D only) If on, the associated option menu lets you drop SmartSurfaces or SmartSolids: To Surfaces — They are dropped to simple surfaces. To Wireframe — They are dropped to wireframe elements.
Use Fence	Sets the Fence Selection Mode that, in conjunction with the fence placement, defines the fence contents for manipulation.

Key-in: DROP ELEMENT

Note: Drop Element cannot be used to drop elements more than one level at a time. For example, if you turn on Complex and Line Strings/Shapes and operate on a complex shape that contains two line strings, the complex shape is dropped but the component line strings are not. That is, the operation results in two line strings.