line still displays after break command

Question

I am new to Microstation, so maybe I just don't know how the BREAK command works. 
 I can break a complex element (created from Horizontal Geometry - Complex by PI) successfully. But when I hover over the complex element, the full length of the orginal element is displayed. If I select the element, I see the entire original length. Is this normal? Why does Microstation display the original element?

mwlong · Answer

When you break the line are you breaking it and deleting a portion of the line or are you just breaking it at a specific point and leaving the entire length the same? If you are breaking the original element into 2 pieces and not deleting anything I would suspect that you have the Graphic Group Lock on. This would explain the behavior of highlighting & selecting both elements. Turn off the Graphic Group Lock <Settings <Locks <Graphic Group

mwlong · Answer

If you have your alignment file loaded in Power InRoads then the entire alignment will most likely highlight since you are only breaking the alignment graphically. If you redisplay the alignment using Power InRoads the segment you deleted will reappear. You did not break the alignment into 2 separate alignments so Power InRoads still recognizes it as one continuous line. Try using Horizontal Tracking and you will see that the tracking will still follow the same path and report stationing in the gap you created.