Broken View command

The Broken View command, which is also available from the drawing view shortcut menu, defines a pair of break lines for each region of the part you do not want to display. Use the options on the Broken View command bar to specify the break line orientation as horizontal or vertical to a drawing view edge, or as a break line defined by an axis between any two key points or linear elements in the drawing view.

You can define as many break line pairs as you want using the same break line orientation. After you have defined all the break line pairs, use the Finish button to generate the broken view.

For example, to remove the region as shown in the illustration on the right, you would define a break line pair as shown at (A) and (B).

You can modify a broken view by displaying and editing the break lines used to create it.

Use the Show Broken View button on the Drawing View Selection command bar to display a previously defined broken view. When this button is deselected, the view is displayed in the unbroken state.

You can control the visibility of the break lines using the Hide break lines in broken state option on the General page, Drawing View Properties dialog box. For more information, see Display break lines in a broken view.

You can align the break lines in a source view with a principal, section, or auxiliary view that is folded from it using the Inherit Break Lines command. This copies the break lines from the broken view to the unbroken view. It also creates an associative relationship between the two views.

The associative relationship ensures that when the break lines in the source view are edited or deleted, the break lines in the folded view are also updated.

You can remove the associative relationship using the Remove Break Line Inheritance command, which is available on the shortcut menu of the folded view.

Add dimensions and annotations to the broken view after you define the broken view regions. Dimensions on a broken view reflect the actual length of the part.