Additional operations on objects.
The Insert vertex tool adds an additional vertex to a segment. Adding a vertex may be considered as adding a new segment to the already existing ones, or as dividing a segment into two parts. To add a vertex to a segment, choose the Insert Vertex tool on the toolbar, and between two existing vertices on the figure's outline, point to where you want to add a new one. The new vertex appears, creating a new segment.
If you perform this command when holding down the Ctrl(Win)/Cmd(Mac) key, you also cut the line in the place you insert the vertex. For a closed figure, this operation will open it.
For an open figure, this operation will divide into two parts the geometry to which the vertex was added.
In ConceptDraw, figures can consist of multiple segments. Several segments, joined together, are called a geometry. A figure may have more than one geometries.
If you want to create a group of several objects, and all of the objects have the same properties, such as fill color, line color, line thickness, etc., it's better use the Combine operation (Figure/Operations/Combine) rather than Group. Combined objects take less space when saved.
If overlapping figures are combined, the overlapping areas become transparent.
The Join operation (Figure/Operations/Join) lets you make one figure from several different ones. The main difference from the Combine operation resides in that if a solid outline results after the operation, it's considered as a single geometry. The Combine operation just groups figures with same properties, but never makes a new one out of them. That's why when a closed figure results after the Join operation, it's filled automatically, which never happens when the figures are combined.
Note: be sure to superpose the endpoints precisely (they must have the same coordinates). The Snap function is very helpful for this purpose.
The Scattering operation is the inverse of the Combine operation. If a figure consists of several geometries, the Scattering operation will form an individual object for each geometry of the object. It looks as if the object was divided into parts.
Note: the Scattering operation takes no effect on objects made usingthe Join operation. The Join operation unifies all segments into one geometry, so the program can't recognize them as separate parts when you perform the Scattering operation. To split such objects into parts, select the InsertVertex tool and holding down the Ctrl(Win)/Cmd(Mac) key, indicate the points where you want to separate the geometry, and then perform Scattering.