Since shapes are shown in full scale during detailing, they may sometimes be very long and not fit in the drawing.

Under certain circumstances, you might deliberately want to have some “out-of-scale” shapes (lengthwise) in your drawing, e.g., if large areas of the components do not have any drill holes or similar features.

The (2D Shortening) command allows you to shorten finished 2D shapes in a way that areas with many details remain unchanged and a break is inserted in an insignificant area. The figure below shows the original shape and then the shortened display (slightly enlarged).