How do I separate objects with multiple curves into multiple objects

[nonresidentalien]

Hi y'all,

When expanding or combiningg curves or shapes, one often ends up with objects that contain multiple curves. Is there a simpler way to separate them, other than duplicating the object and deleting the unwanted nodes?

Thanks,

Lars

[Gear maker]

Clicking on the Divide icon or Layer > Geometry > Divide should split your Curves layer into multiple Curve layers that you can handle separately.  Another way would be using the node tool to just lasso all the nodes in the shape wanted then drag any of those nodes to the position you want that portion of the shape to be in.