Apr 20, 2010 #1 vansamson Structural Apr 20, 2010 8 What is the command (in solidworks or autocad) to draw a long beam in 2D that is represented as a short beam cut in the middle?
What is the command (in solidworks or autocad) to draw a long beam in 2D that is represented as a short beam cut in the middle?
Apr 20, 2010 #2 Gupta65 Mechanical Jun 25, 2008 455 Its called Break View Deepak Gupta SW2009 SP4.1 SW2007 SP5.0 MathCAD 14.0 Upvote 0 Downvote
Apr 20, 2010 #3 BluTurtle Coastal Sep 29, 2009 178 Thats true in SolidWorks, I am not sure in AutoCAD ~ BT Upvote 0 Downvote
Apr 20, 2010 #4 Nella95 Mechanical Nov 21, 2005 400 Interesting point BluTurtle - (The last time I used AutoCAD - 10+ years ago - I'm not even sure it had a 'Break View' feature) Upvote 0 Downvote
Interesting point BluTurtle - (The last time I used AutoCAD - 10+ years ago - I'm not even sure it had a 'Break View' feature)
Apr 20, 2010 #5 NomLaser Mechanical Dec 6, 2007 486 A zig-zag line to represent the cut in AutoCAD and a Break View in SW. Upvote 0 Downvote
Apr 25, 2010 Thread starter #6 vansamson Structural Apr 20, 2010 8 Thanks to you guys. I have in fact checked my Solidworks 2D drawings window myself and found and used the break command. However, I could not find any command to SHORTEN a broken long beam. Can anybody help me? Upvote 0 Downvote
Thanks to you guys. I have in fact checked my Solidworks 2D drawings window myself and found and used the break command. However, I could not find any command to SHORTEN a broken long beam. Can anybody help me?
Apr 25, 2010 #7 vims Mechanical Nov 16, 2006 60 Just grab the break line and drag it to shorten the view. Upvote 0 Downvote
