Create a breakout

You can remove a defined area of material to expose obscured parts or features in an existing drawing view.

To create a breakout, place the view, and then create an associated sketch with one or more closed profiles to define the boundary of the breakout area.

Note: The active Standard and the Hatch style assigned to the Section Hatch object in Objects Default determines the default hatching in breakout views. You can change the setting using Style and Standard Editor.

Tip: To associate a sketch with a drawing view, select the view, and then click Place Views tab Sketch panel Create Sketch and create the sketch.

There are four ways to define the depth of the breakout area:

From a point in the model

You can specify a starting point for the breakout area and measure the depth of the area from that point.

On the ribbon, click Place Views tab Modify panel Break Out . In the graphics window, click to select the view, and then click to select the defined boundary. Note: The boundary profile must be on a sketch associated to the selected view. In the Break Out dialog box, click the arrow next to the Depth type box and select From Point. Click the select arrow, and then in the graphic window click the start point for the depth. You can specify the point in any view of the model. In the Depth value box, enter the depth of the breakout. When the view is fully defined, click OK to create the view. Show Me how to create a break out using From Point method

In a sketch associated to a projected view

You can specify the depth for the breakout using geometry on a sketch associated to a dependant projected view.

Project a view from the base view. Create a sketch associated to the projected view and add geometry to define the depth for the breakout. On the ribbon, click Place Views tab Modify panel Break Out . In the graphics window, click to select the view, and then click to select the defined boundary. Note: The boundary profile must be on a sketch associated to the selected view. In the Break Out dialog box, click the drop-down arrow next to the Depth type box and select To Sketch. Click the select arrow, and then in the graphic window click to select the sketch geometry associated with the projected view. When the view is fully defined, click OK to create the view. Show Me how to create a break out using To Sketch method

Use a hole feature in the view

You can specify the depth for the breakout using a hole feature in the selected view.

On the ribbon, click Place Views tab Modify panel Break Out . In the graphics window, click to select the view, and then click to select the defined boundary. The boundary profile must be on a sketch associated to the selected view. In the Break Out dialog box, click the arrow next to the Depth type box and select To Hole. Click the select arrow, and then in the graphic window click to select the hole feature. The depth is defined by the axis of the hole. Note: If the hole feature is hidden, click Show Hidden Edges to show it temporarily. When the view is fully defined, click OK to create the view. Show Me how to create a break out using To Hole method

By the depth of a part

You can specify one or more parts to break out of the selected view to expose the obscured parts or features.

On the ribbon, click Place Views tab Modify panel Break Out . In the graphics window, click to select the view, and then click to select the defined boundary. Note: The boundary profile must be on a sketch associated to the selected view. In the Break Out dialog box, click the arrow next to the Depth type box and select Through Part. In the graphic window click to select part. The depth is defined by the depth of the part. When the view is fully defined, click OK to create the view. Show Me how to create a breakout using Through Part method

Tip: To change the boundary area definition, open the sketch and make the changes. To edit the depth definition, right-click the view in the browser and select Edit Definition.

Note: (Cut Inheritance):

• Child isometric projected views, created for views with a breakout, inherit the breakout cut by default. To switch off or on the inheritance of the breakout cut, right-click the child view, and select Edit View. Open the Display Options tab of the Drawing View dialog box, and select the Break Out option in the Cut Inheritance section.
• Orthographic projected and auxiliary views do not support inheritance of breakout operations.