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Edge Edit Handles edit button to 3. Click the Complete Break edit
toggle on their display. button.
5. If you want, you can click the Corner 4. If you would like to create more than
Edit Handles edit button to toggle one complete break, click the Sticky
off their display. Mode edit button.
6. Click the edge to create a new corner 5. If you would like to move the edges of
edit handle at that location and two sepa- the object as you add breaks, click the
rate edges on either side of that handle.
Edge Edit Handles edit button to
7. If you enabled Sticky Mode , con- toggle on their display.
tinue clicking to place additional breaks. 6. If you want, you can click the Corner

8. Click the Main Edit Mode edit but- Edit Handles edit button to toggle
ton or press the Esc key to return to the off their display.
selected object’s main edit toolbar. 7. Click on an edge to create a complete
break at that location.
If you click and drag one of the edit handles
on either side of the partial break, the edge 8. If you enabled Sticky Mode , con-
moves at a right angle to itself and another tinue clicking to place additional breaks.
edge forms, connecting the moved edge with
the one on the other side that does not move. 9. Click the Main Edit Mode edit but-
ton or press the Esc key to return to the
You can remove an edge from a polyline- selected object’s main edit toolbar.
based object by clicking and dragging a
corner handle until it snaps to an adjacent The edge that you clicked on will be divided
corner handle. into two separate sections, one of which will
be selected. You can now move or edit the
When a complete break is created, the object selected edge completely independent of the
or edge is totally severed at that point.
object or edge on the other side of the break.
With the exception of framing members, Click on the other edge to select it instead.
complete breaks cannot be created on CAD-
based architectural objects. In the case of When Object Snaps are enabled, breaks
framing members, only complete breaks can can be placed at snap locations such as
be created. midpoints. See “Object Snaps” on page 168.

To create a complete break To remove a break from an edge

1. Click the object, object edge, or object 1. Make sure that Object Snaps are
centerline that you want to break into enabled.
two segments.
2. Select the object that has a break that
2. Click the Break Line edit button. you want to remove.

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