ViewBreak – Bricsys Support and Help Center

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

NOTE

The command applies to paper space only.

Accessing the Command

command bar: viewbreak

transparent: 'viewbreak

menu bar: Model | Drawing Views | Break View

toolbar: Drawing Views | Break View

ribbon (Mechanical workspace):

: ViewBreak

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select drawing view: (Click inside a drawing view)

Select first point [Type/Vertical]: (Pick a point or enter an option)

Select second point: (Pick another point)

Option	Description
Select drawing view	Selects the drawing view to generate the broken view from - click inside a drawing view.
Select first point	Specifies the first plane of the cut - pick a point in the view.
Type	Allows to set the broken symbol type; prompts you: Select the type of broken symbol [Spline/Zigzag/Line/SmallZigzag] <SmallZigzag> - Choose an option. Spline – spline geometry. Supports the Gap distance, Width and Height properties. Zigzag - pline geometry. Supports the Gap distance, Width and Height properties. Line - line geometry. Supports the Gap distance property. Small Zigzag. Supports the Gap distance, Width, Height and Step properties. Edit the properties of the Broken Symbol in the Properties panel: Type - click the field, then select the type in the drop-down list. Gap distance - defines the distance* between the two parts of the broken symbol. 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 Zig-zag symbols. * Expressed in layout units.
Vertical	Aligns the symbol along the Y axis.
Horizontal	Aligns the symbol along the X axis.
Select second point	Specifies the second plane of the cut - pick a point in the view.

NOTE

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

You can edit break symbol grips.

Select the break symbol.

2 Grips display:

ViewBase - generates associative orthographic and standard isometric views of a 3D solid model in a paper space layout.

ViewExport - exports the content of drawing views and sections obtained by ViewBase and ViewSection to the Model Space of the drawing.

ViewDetailStyle - allows to specify the visual format of detail views and detail symbols.

ViewEdit - allows changing the scale and the hidden line visibility of drawing views.

ViewExport - Exports the content of drawing views obtained by ViewBase and ViewSection to the Model Space of the drawing or to a new drawing.

ViewProj - generates additional projected views from an existing drawing view.

ViewSection - creates a cross section view based on a standard drawing view generated by the ViewBase command in a paper space layout.

ViewSectionStyle - allows to specify the visual format of section views and section lines.

ViewUpdate - updates a selection of drawing views or sections when VIEWUPDATEAUTO = 0.