VIEWBREAK command

Creates a broken view on drawing views generated by the VIEWBASE command in a paper space layout.

BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

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Note: This command operates only in Paper Space.
Note: This command can be entered transparently during commands (‘viewbreak)

Method

Select the drawing view from which to generate the broken view by clicking inside the drawing view. Select the first and the second points which specifies the first and the second planes of the cuts.

The default direction of the symbol is based on the size of the viewport:

  • Vertical if the viewport is wider than high.
  • Horizontal if the viewport is higher than wide.

Options within the command

Type
Allows to set the broken symbol type:
sTraight
Line geometry. Supports the Gap distance property.
Spline
Spline geometry. Supports the Gap distance, Width and Height.
Zigzag
Spline geometry. Supports the Gap distance, Width and Height properties.
sMall zigzag
Supports the Gap distance, Width, Height and Step properties.
Current
Use the last used broken symbol type.
Note: The properties of the Broken Symbol can be edited in the Properties panel:
Style/Type
Select the style / type in the drop-down list.
Gap distance
Defines the distance* between the two parts of the broken symbol.
Overshoot
Defines the length of the extends for the break lines outside of the 2D view.
Width
Defines the width* of the shape symbol in the symbol direction.
Height
Defines the height* of the shape symbol in the direction orthogonal to the symbol direction.
Step
Defines the distance* between the small zigzag symbols.
* Expressed in layout units.
Vertical
Aligns the symbol along the Y axis.
Horizontal
Aligns the symbol along the X axis.

Edit Grips

You can edit break symbol grips.

Select the break symbol and 2 Grips display:
  1. Controls the position of the first break plane in the model space
  2. Controls the position of the second break plane in the model space