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Exploding Blocks

You can dissolve blocks from any sketch entity by exploding the block.

To explode the block:

Select the Sketch-Block in the FeatureManager design tree.
Click Explode Block (Blocks toolbar) or Tools > Blocks > Explode to dissolve the block.

Search 'Exploding Blocks' in the SOLIDWORKS Knowledge Base.

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