Graphics Programs Reference
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The following example shows how you BREAK an object (don't worry — in AutoCAD,
you won't have to pay for it):
1. On the Ribbon's Home tab, click the label of the Modify panel to open its
slideout and then click the Break button.
AutoCAD prompts you to select a single object that you want to break.
2. Select a single object, such as a line, a polyline, or an arc.
The point you pick when selecting the object serves double duty: It se-
lects the object, of course, but it also becomes the default first break point (that is, it
defines one side of the gap that you'll create). Thus, you should either use one of
the AutoCAD precision techniques, such as an object snap, to pick the object at a
precise point or use the First point option (described in the next step) to repick
the first break point.
AutoCAD prompts you to specify the second break point or to type F and press
Enter if you want to respecify the first break point:
Specify second break point or [First point]:
3. If the point that you picked in the preceding step doesn't also correspond to a
break point (see the previous Tip), type F and press Enter to respecify the first
break point. Then pick the point with an object snap or other precision technique.
If you do type F and press Enter and then respecify the first break point, AutoCAD
prompts you to select the second break point:
Specify second break point:
4. Specify the second break point by picking a point or typing coordinates.
AutoCAD cuts a section out of the object, using the first and second break points to
define the length of the gap.
If you want to cut an object into two pieces without removing anything,
click the Break at Point button on the Modify panel's slideout. You first select the object
and then choose a point that defines where AutoCAD breaks the object in two. You can
then move, copy, or otherwise manipulate each section of the original object as a separ-
ate object.
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