# 3.1.17: Disassemble Support

The Disassemble Support component breaks down an incoming support, exposing its properties for for further processing and recomposition as yet another support.

<figure><img src="/files/aH8FihIlsvUX2qECnhbe" alt=""><figcaption><p>Fig. 3.1.17.1: The properties of a support get exposed via a Disassemble Support component.</p></figcaption></figure>

Figure 3.1.17.1 illustrates the disassembly process. Before model assembly, node indexes are undefined, indicated by the value “-1” in the Node Index output (“Ind”). When used after model assembly and in combination with a Disassemble Model component, “Ind” returns the index of the node to which the support is attached.

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