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Insert Broken View

In one sentence: Creates a view of a long object with the middle section visually removed, so it fits on the page at a readable scale while dimensions still report the full length.

Overview

Workbench: TechDraw
Menu: TechDraw → Views → Insert Broken View

Long slender parts (shafts, bars, extrusions, beams) often cannot be shown at full scale without reducing the scale so much that detail is lost. A broken view removes a uniform middle section and brings the two ends together.

When to use it

  • Long slender parts where the majority of the length is uniform.
  • Fitting a long part onto a standard paper size without sacrificing detail at the ends.

Step-by-step

  1. Insert a standard Insert View of the object first.
  2. Select that view on the page.
  3. Choose TechDraw → Views → Insert Broken View.
  4. In the task panel, drag the break lines to the desired positions.
  5. Choose the break line style (zigzag, straight, or S-curve).
  6. Click OK.

The break indicators appear on the view, and the rendered gap is removed. Dimensions on the broken view still display the full model length.

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