# About Exploding Compound Objects [GstarCAD 2027](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2027/Index.md) → [Commands](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2027/Commands/(Commands).md) → [Concepts](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2027/Commands/02%20Concepts/(Concepts).md) Compound objects like polylines, dimensions, hatches or block references can be converted into individual elements. **Explode Dimensions and Hatches** When a dimension or a hatch is exploded, the dimension or hatch object will replaced by individual objects like lines, text, points or 2D solids and all relevance will be lost. **Explode Polylines** When a polyline is exploded, the polyline object will replaced by lines. **Explode Block References** When a block with attributes is exploded, only the attribute definitions will be retained, the attribute values will be lost. Colors and linetypes of objects in exploded block references can change. **Explode External References** External References (xref), which are drawing files linked (or attached) to another drawings , can not be exploded. --- [Original help](https://www.gstarcad.net/help/GstarCAD_2027_en-US/detail/commandReferences/About%20Exploding%20Compound%20Objects.html) · © Gstarsoft Co., Ltd.