Break a Line
Break a line to split it into two separate linestrings at the point you specify. The linestrings remain coincidental at the break point, but must be edited separately thereafter.
Note: This command and others used on lines, such as Join, Edit, and Delete Line Segment, convert the lines into linestrings. Linestrings are generic lines which offer more editable properties than the original lines. For more information on linestrings, see Understanding Linestrings.
Prerequisites:
- CAD polyline, circle, arc, polygon, or linestring
To break a line:
- Do one of the following:
- Select Break Line in CAD > Edit.
- Right-click a linestring or polyline, and select Break Line from the context menu.
The Break Line command pane displays.
- Pick a line in the Plan View. The line is converted into a linestring which is recorded in the Line box, and a "rubber-band" line appears between your cursor and the linestring.
- Using the rubber-band line, pick a location along the linestring at which to break it, or distance from the beginning point of the line in the Location box and click . The linestring is broken at the point you specified.
- To break another line, click in the Line box, or click to end the command.
