gvSIG-Desktop 1.12. User manual
This tool is used to split a polyline into different segments.
To split a polyline, start editing the line layer and select the polyline:
![explotar_en.img/ejemplo-en.png](../../../../../../docusr/acceso-editores/funcionalidades/herramientas-de-edicion/explode/explotar_en.img/ejemplo-en.png)
Polyline selection
Once the polyline has been selected, activate the explode tool to split the polyine into segments. Verify that each of the segments can be selected as a line instead of as a poyline.
![explotar_en.img/Explotar_en.png](../../../../../../docusr/acceso-editores/funcionalidades/herramientas-de-edicion/explode/explotar_en.img/Explotar_en.png)
Explode button