Break Polyline at Specified Distances

This command allows you to pick a polyline and break it at a specified distances along the polyline. Following the prompts below, the beginning of the polyline in the illustration was broken into three 55-foot segments.

Prompts

Select polyline to break: select polyline
Total Distance: 779.429 This is the length of the polyline reported.
Distance Along Polyline For Break: 55.0
Distance Along Polyline For Break (Enter to end): 110
Distance Along Polyline For Break (Enter to end): 165
Distance Along Polyline For Break (Enter to end): press Enter
3 polyline breaks created.

Pulldown Menu Location: Edit > Break
Keyboard Command: breakpl
Prerequisite: A polyline