Ever felt frustrated repeating the same steps just to break or split objects in AutoCAD? When working with complex drawings, intersections, and multiple polylines, manual editing quickly becomes slow, repetitive, and error-prone.
The most familiar tool is the BREAK command. Simply type BR, select a line, arc, or polyline, and choose two points to remove a segment. You can also pick a single point to split an object into two parts.
@ and press EnterResult: Polyline instantly divided into two clean, editable parts — no guessing, no extra clicks.
This works well for one or two objects. But what if you have dozens of polylines intersecting each other? Repeating the BREAK command again and again becomes tedious and wastes valuable production time.
AutoCAD doesn't provide a built-in tool to automatically break multiple polylines at all intersections — and that's exactly where automation changes everything.
Meet BreakPline.FAS — a lightweight but powerful AutoLISP program designed to break selected polylines automatically at every intersection, in just seconds.
📋 Load: Use APPLOAD command
▶️ Run: Type BrPl at command prompt
⚡ Select: Pick polylines to process
The routine instantly:
What used to take minutes — or even hours — now happens in seconds.
If you need more custom AutoLISP automation to simplify your AutoCAD workflow:
📧 cadsuperuser@gmail.com
Send a sample drawing and explain your requirement — we'll be happy to help.