Broken Out Section

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Broken out section. Draw using the spline tool on the area you want your broken out section. Specify the depth by setting a number or by selecting geometry in a drawing view. A closed profile usually a spline defines the broken out section.
Once the spline is closed the menu of the broken out section will appear in the command manager. In the view menu select the command broken out section. Broken out section views are useful when you need to cut away a portion of an assembly in order to expose inner details within the same drawing view.
In the figure below the broken out section is removed by a freehand break line. A cutting plane line does not need to be shown since the location of the cut is obvious. The steps for creating a broken out section view are the same whether you are adding the broken out section view to an alternate position view a detail view or a section view.