Create or edit a break in a nailboard sketch

The nailboard broken sketch entity is similar to the standard Autodesk Inventor broken view. It represents a length of wire, cable wire, or segment you specify for removal. Removing the specified length, shortens the harness object in the nailboard drawing. You can use the broken sketch entity anywhere along the length of a segment or unrouted wire or cable wire that does not contain a splice. You cannot break a routed wire, spliced wire, cable conductor, ribbon cable or any break symbol.

Create a break

Use the Broken Sketch Entity command to break and shorten any segment or unrouted wire or cable wire in a nailboard sketch that does not contain a splice. The nailboard break symbol is placed in the position specified, and aligned with the segment or wire.

Only 1 break is allowed per harness object. You cannot break routed wires or cable wires, including the stubs and exposed wires , spliced wires, cable conductors, ribbon cables or any break symbol. Breaks cannot span multiple wires or segments, and do not affect lengths in a bill of materials.

1. In an active nailboard sketch, click Nailboard tab Edit panel Broken Sketch Entity .
2. In the graphics window, select the 2 points on a segment, wire, or cable wire that represent the length to remove.
3. In the Edit Break dialog box, optionally set an exact length of wire or segment to be removed, and then click the green check mark.
4. If needed, click the symbol and drag it to adjust the position along the segment or wire.
5. Repeat Steps 1 through 4 to add multiple breaks to the same sketch.

Change length of the wire or segment removed by the break

The break symbol indicates that length has been removed from the selected wire or segment and the object is shortened. All annotations move with respect to the associated points and their locations are updated.

1. Open the nailboard sketch to modify.
2. In the graphics window, select a broken sketch entity symbol, right-click, and then select Edit Break.
3. In the Edit Break dialog box, change the length of wire or segment to remove.
4. Click the green check mark.

Move the position of the break or to delete a broken sketch

1. Open the nailboard sketch to modify.
2. In the graphics window, select a broken sketch entity.

   The break symbol highlights.

3. To move, drag the break symbol along the wire or segment to the new location.
4. To delete, right-click, and then select Delete from the context menu.

Note: If the broken symbol is placed over a point on a wire or segment, that point is hidden from view. The point reappears when the symbol is moved.