Clipping

Scene > Clipping

Use the Clipping module to clip objects, hide parts of the scene on one side of a plane, for construction evaluation purposes and look at solid bodies. This is useful for construction evaluation purposes.

For more information on clipping and clipping planes, see the following:

• Clipping Plane (video)
• Using the Clipping Plane (how-to)

The Clipping module contains a toolbar and three sections.

Toolbar

• Pick Position - Only available when Enable Clipping is enabled. Changes the positioning of the clipping plane. Click Pick Position, follow the prompt(s) in the bottom left corner of your screen, using Shift-click to select any point.

  

• Focus Plane - Only available when Enable Clipping is enabled. Changes the view displayed to the focus plane.

  Original View	Focus Plane View

• Show Manipulator - Only available when Enable Clipping is enabled. Displays the clipping plane manipulator, when enabled.

  

• Enable Clipping - Displays the clipping plane, when enabled.

  Disabled	Enabled

Sections

Clipping Plane

These options are for making changes to the positioning of the clipping plane.

• Enable - Displays the clipping plane, when enabled.

• Position - Repositions the clipping plane. Click to position the center of the clipping plane at 0,0,0.

• Pick Position - Enables the picking of points in the render view to reposition the clipping plane. Use the dropdown for choosing the number of points required for repositioning the clipping plane. Click and use Shift-click for selecting points and follow the prompt(s) in the bottom left corner of your screen.

  

• Normal Direction - Sets the direction of the clipping plane surface normals. Click to set the normals facing the camera axis.

  Before	After

• Set Normal to - Flips the clipping plane and its normals to face the selected axis.

• Focus Plane - Changes the view displayed to the focus plane.

  Original View	Focus Plane View

• Show Manipulator - Displays the clipping plane manipulator, when enabled.

  

• Invert Direction - Inverts the clipping plane by flipping its normals to face the opposite direction.

  Original	Inverted

• Hide Scene - Hides the scene in the render view to only display the clipping plane.

  Original	Hidden

Visualization

These options are for changing the look of the clipping plane.

• Show Clipping Plane - Displays the semi-opaque clipping plane, when enabled.

  Clipping Plane Shown	Clipping Plane Hidden

• Plane Color - Sets the color of the visible clipping plane.

  Original Color	New Color

• Show Grid - Displays the clipping plane grid, when enabled.

  Grid Shown	Grid Hidden

• Grid Color - Sets the color of the grid numbers and lines.

  Original Color	New Color

• Show Contour - Displays where objects are intersected by the clipping plane.

  Contour Shown	Controur Hidden

• Contour Color - Sets the color of the contour.

  Original Color	New Color

• Contour Width - Sets the width of the contour line.

  Width = 3	Width = 20

• Clone Contour - Creates a clone of the contour line. If the clipping plane is repositioned, this clone remains where it was created.

  Original	Hidden

Genuine Clipping

These options are for setting a clipping plane path.

• Pick Clipping Path - Sets the clipping plane to move along a predefined path. For instructions, see How to Set a Clipping Plane Path.
• Speed - Sets the speed at which the clipping plane moves along the predefined path.