Creating a Partially Broken View

Undo/Redo Buffer Reset
The Partial Break on View/Section command causes the think3 application to reset its Undo/Redo buffer. Once you start this command, you won't be able to undo it or any previous operation.

After starting the Partial Break on View/Section command, proceed as follows:

1 From the Reference Point On drop-down list choose:
View       to break the view partially
Section   to break the sectioned view partially
2 Select a reference point on the view for which the break should be applied.



3 From the Boundary drop-down list, choose the side of the view from which you want to define the broken view.
  • Spline — The program prompts you to sketch the boundary. Click to select the spline control points.



    When finished, end the selection.
  • Rectangle — The program prompts you to specify the first and second window corners, which define the opposite corners of the rectangle.



  • Circle — The program prompts you to select an endpoint or a center point. Click to specify the center of the circle, then click again to specify its radius.



You can create as many portions as you need, within the same view, bounded by different borders.

Once you have chosen the bound types, a handle/mini-dialog box pops up to enable you to define the geometric parameter either by dragging the handle or by entering the measure value.
4 Drag the handle or enter the measure value in the mini-dialog box.
5 Click or to confirm your selections and create the partially broken view.
Spline Rectangle Circle
Note

The appearance of the cut line is controlled by the Styles settings on the Break Lines category of the Options/Properties dialog box.

Other factors which affect the appearance of the view, such as the visibility of its view name and the visibility of specific types of entities, are controlled from the various categories under Drawing of the Options/Properties dialog box.

After you create a detailed view, you can change many of these properties from the various categories of the Drawing View.

You can inherit the breaks applied on the main onto the derived view by selecting the Inherit breaks from main to derived view option.
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