Break objects

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Break a line, a polyline, a circle, an arc, an ellipse, or an elliptic arc by removing a section.

Do the following:

  1. Select the object that you want break.

  2. Indicate the first break point.

  3. Indicate the second break point.

    If you want to remove an end of a line, select a point outside of the end point of the line.

  4. If you selected an ellipse, a circle, or a closed polyline, do one of the following:

    • Remove one section by clicking the section.

    • Break the object without removing either section by pressing Enter.

The program breaks the object and removes the section.

If you break a...

The program creates...

Line

Two lines

Polyline

Polyline(s)

Circle

Arc

Arc

Two arcs

Ellipse

Elliptic arc

Elliptic arc

Two elliptic arcs

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