AutoCAD 2008 User's Guide > Create and Modify Objects > Change Existing Objects > Modify Objects > Fillet, Chamfer, Break, or Join Objects > Break and Join Objects > 
Break and Join Objects
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To break an object

  1. Click Modify menu Break.At the Command prompt, enter break.
  2. Select the object to break.

    By default, the point at which you select the object is the first break point. To select a different pair of break points, enter f (First) and specify the first break point.

  3. Specify the second break point.

    To break an object without creating a gap, enter @0,0 to specify the previous point.

 Toolbar: Modify 
 Command entry: BREAK