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Short cut to Break at point command

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 11:27:09 GMT

Hi there

I really like to use the "break at point" feature in Autocad. In modify there are two break buttons, break and break at point. The break button doesn't work for me, I like to use break at point button. You select a line then select the break point which for me is normally a snapped on intersection, and voila the line splits into 2.

However its a pain in the ar&e having to click on the break at point button everytime I want to use it.

If I type in Break to the command line it uses the break command which is totally different, it breaks a line based on two points, so you end up with a line with a gap it it.

Is there anyway to set up autocad so I have a quick way to use Break at point?

Kind regards, Andrew

Re: Short cut to Break at point command

tramber — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 11:42:05 GMT

There are so many turnaournds, this is mine :

*^C^C_break \_f \@

instead of ^C^C_break \_f \@ in the button.

I just put the * before the original macro so that this button is not to be pushed each time.

I end the command with escape.

Re: Short cut to Break at point command

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 12:01:07 GMT

thanks for your reply Tramber

Wow! that is freaking awesome!! thank you some much. I have the power now!!

Re: Short cut to Break at point command

tramber — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 12:19:08 GMT

Yes, you got it !

It is a very little thing, you know. 😎

This "break at point" command is not a command but a command with its extensions, so that it doesn't help to ENTER to repeat the all instruction, it only repeats the core of the command.

In the world, there must be thousands of people like me who put this "*", instruction that repeats the all macro.

Re: Short cut to Break at point command

ВeekeeCZ — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 12:28:35 GMT

@tramber wrote:

Yes, you got it !

It is a very little thing, you know. 😎

This "break at point" command is not a command but a command with its extensions, so that it doesn't help to ENTER to repeat the all instruction, it only repeats the core of the command.

In the world, there must be thousands of people like me who put this "*", instruction that repeats the all macro.

True, but all this applies up to ACAD 2020. Since 2021 it's a real command. This is from help HERE :

Re: Short cut to Break at point command

tramber — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 12:34:48 GMT

Good news.

It still is a good idea to put a * before the instruction 😎

Re: Short cut to Break at point command

ВeekeeCZ — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:02:33 GMT

@tramber wrote:

... It still is a good idea to put a * before the instruction 😎

Hmm... disagree. IMHO THIS is a much better solution... unless you're on LT.

Re: Short cut to Break at point command

lbruggink — Thu, 29 May 2025 15:35:58 GMT

I'm working in 2020, I used to use this break at point command religiously. now that I am with 2020 I miss it. How to I create this as a alias?

Re: Short cut to Break at point command

Kent1Cooper — Thu, 29 May 2025 16:55:10 GMT

@lbruggink wrote:

.... now that I am with 2020 I miss it. How to I create this as a alias?

I use this little command definition:

(defun C:BF1 (); = Break with First option at 1 point (command "_.break" pause "_first" pause "@") )