.. _auto_curves_explode:

*CONVERT THE CURVES INTO INDEPENDENT CURVE*
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Splits a collection of curves into independent, individually addressable curve groups by chunking them according to a specified size. Use this worker when downstream nodes require separate curve handles rather than a single bundled vector, optionally renaming outputs with custom names, prefixes, or postfixes.

When to use
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Classification: **process**.

Tagged: ``chunk``, ``curves``, ``decompose``, ``explode``, ``split``, ``transformations``.

Inputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Curves
     - curves
     - vector
     - —
     - 
     - Collection of input curves (vector of curve objects) to be exploded into independent groups; accepts multiple curves and is the primary data source for the split operation.
   * - size
     - size
     - scalar
     - 1
     - 
     - Integer chunk size controlling how many curves are placed into each output group; defaults to 1, meaning each curve becomes its own independent output.
   * - names
     - names
     - scalar
     - —
     - 
     - Optional comma-separated list of explicit names to assign to each output chunk; leave blank to use auto-generated names derived from prefix/postfix settings.
   * - prefix
     - prefix
     - scalar
     - 1
     - 
     - Optional string prepended to each output chunk's auto-generated name; defaults to 1 (no prefix) when not supplied.
   * - postfix
     - postfix
     - scalar
     - 1
     - 
     - Optional string appended to each output chunk's auto-generated name; defaults to 1 (no postfix) when not supplied.

Outputs
-------

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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - curves_explode_output_1
     - curves_explode_output_1
     - vector
     - Vector of independent curve chunks produced after the explode/split operation, where each element is a group of curves of the requested chunk size, optionally labeled with the provided names, prefix, or postfix.

Disciplines
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- data.curve.pair
- data.curve.transform

Runnable example
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A runnable example is registered for this worker. Open the example workflow on the d3VIEW canvas: `/api/workflow/example?id=curves_explode <https://www.d3view.com/api/workflow/example?id=curves_explode>`_

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