Break

Removes a portion of an entity.

Accessing the Command

command bar: break

alias: br

menu bar: Modify | Break

toolbar: Modify |

: break

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select second breakpoint or [First break point/@]: (Pick a point on the entity or choose an option.)

Command Options

Option	Description
Select entity to break	Selects the entity to break; only one entity can be selected. The pick point is also the first break point, unless you use the First break point option.
First break point	Specifies the start of the entity to remove.
Second break point	Specifies the end of the broken out section. On arcs and circles, the break occurs in the counter-clockwise direction.
@	Same point as first point. The selected entity is broken into two connected parts.

Procedures

Related Commands

DimBreak - breaks dimension lines, extension lines and leaders at locations where they cross other entities.

Join - joins lines, LW polylines, 2D polylines, 3D polylines, circular arcs, elliptical arcs, splines and helixes at their common endpoints..

PEdit - joins lines and arcs into a single polyline.

Trim - cuts entities where they cross other entities.