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Clipping


Using this menu you can create cross-section views (clipping planes) of your mesh.

To start, click on the New button.

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Now you can define the parameters of cross-section:

  • List of meshes, sub-meshes and groups to which the cross-section will be applied. /n Select all button allows to select and deselect all available objects at once).
  • Orientation (X-Y, X-Z or Y-Z).
  • Distance between the opposite extremities of the boundary box of selected objects, if it is set to 0.5 the boundary box is split in two halves.
  • Rotation (in angle degrees) around X (Y to Z) and around Y (X to Z).
  • If the Show preview button is on, you can see the clipping plane in the 3D Viewer.
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The plane and the cut object

If the Auto Apply button is on, you can preview the cross-section in the 3D Viewer.

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The cross-section

To get a new object from Clipping, click Apply.

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