The Break Line path effect applied to a sample shape
Drafting

Break Line

Shorten a long bar, shaft or beam by cutting a slice out at any position along it and capping both cut edges with a zigzag.

FamilyDrafting
Parameters3 adjustable
On canvas handlesno, adjust it in the panel
Destructiveno, the original path is kept
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 3 controls

Nothing here is baked in. Every value stays live on the object for as long as the file exists, so you can come back and retune it, reorder it against other effects, or take it off and get your original path back exactly as you drew it.

  1. Position2 to 98, default 55
  2. AxisVertical cut, Horizontal cut
  3. Zig size2 to 160, default 13

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