Cutting a Plan View by the Back Clip Plane

You may want to cut a plan view at the back clip plane when you have an element (such as a slanted wall) that spans multiple levels. If you only want the wall visible in the plan view as it appears in the view range of level 3, you can clip the wall from view using the Depth Clipping parameter.

You activate this feature using the Depth Clipping parameter for the plan view. The back clip plane is defined by the View Depth parameter, which is part of the view’s View Range properties.

Note: Plan views include floor plan views, reflected ceiling plan views, detail plan views, and callout plan views.

Note: Plan views include structural plan views, detail plan views, and callout plan views.

Example

The following image illustrates the back clip plane.

The following image shows the cut plane and view depth for this model and the resulting plan view representations for the Depth Clipping parameter options (Clip without line, Clip with line, and No clip).

Plan regions respect the Depth Clipping parameter setting of their parent view, but follow their own View Range settings.

Elements that have symbolic representation in certain views (such as structural beams) and non-cuttable families are not affected when you cut a plan view by the back clip plane. They will display and are not cut.

This property does affect printing.

To cut a plan view by the back clip plane

1. In the Project Browser, select the plan view you want to cut by the back clip plane.
2. On the Properties palette, under Extents, find the Depth Clipping parameter.

   The Depth Clipping parameter is available for plan and site views.

3. Click the button in the value column.

   The Depth Clipping dialog displays.

   
4. In the Depth Clipping dialog, select an option and click OK.
5. Optionally, click View Range, and modify the View Depth setting if necessary. The level you select for View Depth is where the view will be clipped, when the Depth Clipping property is active.