Break-line Symbol

- I can recall for quite some time,…having to draw break line symbols line by line…and then copy them across my drawing.…Eventually, when we made blocks for the symbol,…we would need to insert the block,…explode it and then stretch the end points as needed.…AutoCad for Mac, 2016, has automated the process for us,…with the new Break-line Symbol command.…I'll find the command here under…the Tools menu, under Express Tools.…Let's draw one first to see how the command functions…and then we can come back and look at…some of the options of the command.…

I'm going to select two points, here and here,…and I'm asked for the location of the break symbol.…I can pick a point along the line, or press Return…to accept the default location of the midpoint.…This one is a little small, so let's erase it and…re-enter the command so we can see some other options.…The first is the block we will…use to create the break symbol.…

Your company may have a standard symbol…that you use for break-lines, and you can create…a block of just that symbol and set it here.…