# The original object selection is replaced with a larger set of objects of lower dimensionality.
For example, a solid object explodes into a number of [[Surface Objects|surface objects]] that formed its faces. A surface object explodes into a number of [[Curve Objects|curve objects]] that formed its edges.
SPECIAL CASES OR EXCEPTIONS: Composite (group) and Boolean objects explode into their original constituent objects. An array object explodes into the set of its individual elements. A polystrip or NURBS strip object explodes into its boundary polyline or NURBS curve, respectively.