Use this procedure to create a clipped Model view of a building level.
If a level is crossed by a spanning element like a curtain wall or an elevator shaft, you want to display only those parts of the spanning element that actually lie on that level. You can create a clipped Model view that displays only those objects and object ranges within the user-defined display range.
Clipped Model view
Some display settings for a clipped Model view are influenced by the materials assigned to the clipped objects:
How those parts are displayed is set in the Sectioned Body component of the object’s materials.
3D view of spanning element in and out of display range
How the section hatch and boundary are displayed is defined in the Section Hatch component of the materials for the object.
It is displayed in bold text.
For example, if your level is 2.75 meters high, set Display Below Range to 0.0 meters and Display Above Range to 2.75 meters.
If you want to… | Then… |
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display the objects in the display range defined in step 6 with their regular display settings, and the objects outside of the display range as Sectioned Body | select Section AEC Objects by Display Range defined in Display Configuration. |
show a section hatch and a section boundary where spanning objects are cut by the display range | select Show Materials where Display Range Intersects AEC Objects. |
hide all parts of spanning objects outside of the display range | select Hide Sectioned Body Component. |
suppress the surface hatch of objects within the display range | select Hide Surface Hatching. |