About Breakout Views

This sub-topic describes the information about the conditions that apply when creating breakout views.

You can create breakout views on:

• Projection views
• Auxiliary views
• Section views
• Detail/clipping views
• A view that already contains breakouts
• A view that already contains broken profile(s)

However, you cannot create breakout views on section cuts.

Important: When generating breakout views using the Approximate generation mode, or when switching a breakout view from the Exact to the Approximate mode (i.e. by right-clicking the view and selecting Properties > Generation tab, View generation mode), the breakout propagation direction must be perpendicular to the view plane. In other words, the breakout profile must be parallel to view plane.

This sub-topic describes the creation of breakouts in a view which already contains single/multiple broken profile(s).

You can create a breakout view which already contains a single or multiple broken profile(s).

A view having single or multiple broken profiles can be divided into a number of zones. Consider the following view containing two broken operator profiles:

• Three zones are defined as shown: Zone 1, Zone 2, and Zone 3.
• Broken region is the area between the broken operator profile lines.

In this case, you can create valid breakout profile types such as breakout in single zone, breakout partially in the broken region zone or breakout in the neighboring broken region zone. The following table describes these types:

Types of profiles	Description	Breakout creation
Breakout in single zone	A breakout profile is in a single zone, if all the breakout profile points lie completely in either Zone 1, Zone 2 or Zone 3. That is, none of the breakout profile segments intersect/cut any broken operator profile lines.	Possible
Breakout partially in the broken region zone	A breakout profile is partially in the broken region zone, if some of the profile points of breakout are present in the broken region and remaining of them are strictly present in a single zone.	Possible
Breakout across the broken region zone This scenario is possible only when a breakout is already present in the view and then a broken profile is created. In this case, the breakout profile points are present on both the sides of the broken region.	A breakout profile is across the broken region zone, if some of the profile points of breakout are present in Zone 1 and some of the profile points of breakout are present in the adjacent Zone 2. In this case, some of the breakout profile segments are crossing the broken region zone.	Not possible
Breakout completely in the broken region zone This scenario is possible only when a breakout is already present in the view and then a broken profile is created. In this case, the whole breakout profile is encompassed inside the broken region.	A breakout profile is completely in the broken region zone, if all the points of the breakout profile are present inside the broken region.	Not possible
Breakout in the neighboring broken region zone	A breakout profile is in the neighboring broken region zone, if some points of breakout profile are present in the broken region zone of the broken operator 1 and some points are present in the broken region zone of the broken operator 2 and some points may/may not be present in the zone which is between these two broken operator profiles.	Possible

This sub-topic provides information about the removal of breakouts.

To remove a breakout, choose either of the following methods:

• Once the breakout view is created, right-click the view, and select XXX object > View Definition > Remove breakout. All the breakouts will be removed.
• Right-click the edge of a resulting breakout and select XXX object > View Definition > Remove breakout. Only this breakout is removed.

This sub-topic provides information about the propagation of breakout specifications to other views.

This sub-topic provides information about the Cut in section views capability relating to breakouts.

In an assembly, you can specify whether a product must be sectioned or not when generated into section views or breakout views. (This capability is not available for section cuts).

The 3D part not intended to be cut, must have a dedicated Boolean property named E_DrwUncutInSections, valuated as TRUE through product Properties.

You can also do this when overloading element properties in a generated view.

Important: If you choose not to cut the elements in section views (that is clear the Cut in section views check box), this capability does not work for section views generated using the Approximate generation mode (selected elements are cut nonetheless). Likewise, if you switch an exact view to the approximate mode, the elements for which you cleared the Cut in section views check box are cut in the view.

Otherwise, you can specify using a drafting extension. For more information, see Creating Sections in Assembly Context.

This sub-topic provides information about the patterns which are used to represent breakouts.

Patterns are defined in the standards. For more information, see Pattern Definition.

You may modify the pattern (hatching, dotting, coloring, or image) by right-clicking it and selecting Properties. In the Properties dialog box, select a new pattern or modify some graphical attributes of the existing pattern.

Important: In the case of parts that use a material to which a specific pattern is associated, views generated using the Approximate generation mode do not inherit the material properties from the 3D, and therefore do not use the pattern associated with this material. Furthermore, as the pattern properties are not persistent, the pattern may change after switching an exact view to the approximate mode and vice versa.

If you modify the graphic dress-up properties of a breakout operator profile, then, they remain persistent even after updating the view and get applied to all the profile lines of the breakout operator.

If you select any profile line of a breakout operator profile and modify its graphic properties such as color, linetype, linethickness, delete, layer and hide/show, and update the view or use c:force update, then all the profile lines of that breakout operator are assigned with the new graphic dress-up properties.