Fluent User Interface > Creo Elements/Direct Drafting User's Guide: Fluent User Interface > Dimensioning a Drawing > Modifying Dimensions > Modifying Dimension Lines > Breaking Dimension Lines
Breaking Dimension Lines
To break a dimension extension line around obstructing features:
1. Click Modify and then, in the Annotate group, click Break.
Refer to the following figure.
Figure 128. Broken Extension Line
2. Click the dimension text for the dimension (1).
Alternatively, you can preselect the dimension text.
3. Specify the start point for the break (2).
4. Specify the end point for the break (3).
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• In the preselection mode, you can directly specify the start point of the break after you click Break.
• If preselection is active for the dimension, you can select another dimension to break.
• If you specify a different option in the user input line after clicking Break (for example, STAGGERED, BREAK, RESET, CHG_STAGGER), the preselected dimension is modified accordingly.
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The break is lost after any modification of the geometry to which the dimension is attached.
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