Interrupting Extension Lines

This task will show you how to manually interrupt one or more extension lines of one or more dimensions.

  1. You have several possibilities:

    • Right-click a dimension and select Dimension.1 Object > Create Interruption(s).

    • Select a dimension and click Create Interruption(s) in the Dimensioning toolbar (Dimension Properties sub-toolbar, available by customizing the toolbar).

    • You can also select the interruption command first, and then the dimension.
    • You can multi-select several dimensions using the Ctrl key.

  2. In the Tools Palette, click the appropriate icon:

    • Add Interruption on One Side : creates the interruption on one side.

    • Add Interruption on Both Sides: creates the interruption on both sides.

  3. Click to indicate the first point defining the interruption to be created.

  4. Click to indicate the second point defining the interruption to be created.

    If you have chosen to create the interruption on one extension line, the interruption is automatically created on the extension line which is closest to where you clicked.

  5. To remove the interruption you created, you have several possibilities:

    • Right-click the dimension and select Dimension.1 Object > Remove Interruption(s).

    • Select the dimension and click Remove Interruption(s) in the Dimensioning toolbar (Dimension Properties sub-toolbar, available by customizing the toolbar).

  6. In the Tools Palette, click the appropriate icon:

    • Remove One Interruption : removes a single interruption on an extension line.

    • Remove Interruptions on One Side : removes all interruptions on one side.

    • Remove All Interruptions : removes all interruptions on both extension lines. In this case, leave the Remove One Interruption icon selected.

  7. Click to indicate the extension line from which you want to remove the interruption. The interruption is removed from the extension line which is closest to where you click.
  • When creating or removing interruptions, you can select the dimension either before or after selecting the appropriate command.
  • If you move the dimension, the interruption will remain as you created it.
  • If you modify either the overrun and/or the blanking, the interruption also remains the same.
  • You can perform interruptions on dimension systems, both on single dimensions of a system and the whole system. However, for stacked and cumulated dimension systems, the reference line cannot be interrupted.
  • You can apply a maximum of eight interruptions to an extension line.
  • Extension lines with funnels cannot be interrupted. Likewise, you cannot add funnels to extension lines with interruptions.