Breakline tool improvement

[VincentCuclair]

It would be useful if the break line has the same functionality as a line i.e.. if we could use it to trim/join etc other lines to......

[Joe-SA]

How about a double break line with a solid mask between them? Achieved with two toggle switches.

No need to clip for intermediate breaks.

I've needed this for years. Made a symbol out of two breaks and a mask but still a hassle.

Joe

[Bryan G.]

How about a break line that when drawn then asks (by Arrow) which side of the line to cut. this would be fantastic. draw once, copy drawing, add breakline, slice off unwanted move two figures together as needed.

[bc]

Matt Panzer at PanzerCAD offers up a Break Poly tool for free:

http://www.panzercad.com/VW%20Freebies/plug-in_objects/break_poly_pio_2011/

Everyone buy Camera Match. I am not affilliated.

I do second Vincent's request as well as the option to actually have the breakline act like the split tool.

[Matt Panzer]

How about a double break line with a solid mask between them? Achieved with two toggle switches.

No need to clip for intermediate breaks.

I've needed this for years. Made a symbol out of two breaks and a mask but still a hassle.

Joe, Have you tried my free Break Poly plug-in object? It allows you to draw a polygon and each segment can have break lines placed along them. You can also use the reshape tool to hide any segments you don't want to see and give it a solid white fill. I often use this to create just what you describe, but it has quite a bit more flexibility. You can even replace the breaks along the line segments with text to give you other possibilities.

You can download it here: www.panzercad.com/VW Freebies/plug-in_objects/

[Benson Shaw]

If working in sheet layers, I sometimes make viewport crops with break lines on one or both ends of the crop. These can copied and pasted to reveal whatever parts of the DL are desired, can be stretched, reshaped, edges hidden . . .

-B