Clipping Using a Space

You can define the volume of clipping using a space.

For information about creating spaces, see Space Allocation User's Guide.

See Also
About Clipping Tool
Using Clipping Tool
  1. Click Clipping Tool and then select Display clipping volume using space as the display mode on the context toolbar.
  2. Select a space reference in the 3D area or the tree.

    You can also click in the Space Selector panel to search a space.

    A volume is computed for the selected space and is used for clipping.

    Recommendation: The recommended range for the number of triangles in tessellation of the volume is 4 to 10,000. If the number of triangles exceeds this range, a warning message is displayed. You can click Edit clipping volume parameters on the context toolbar to control the number of triangles by changing the 3D accuracy value for the clipping volume computation.

  3. To edit the clipping, do any of the following:
    • Right-click anywhere in the 3D area, and select Clipping > Edit Clipping.
    • Click Edit Clipping on the action bar.
  4. Optional: To expand or shrink the clipping volume, click the volume, specify an offset, and press Enter.

    The offset is applied to all faces of the volume along their individual normal directions.

  5. Optional: To change the space reference, click Define clipping volume using space on the context toolbar and select a new space.
  6. Optional: Right-click anywhere in the 3D area, select Properties, and specify a color for the clipping representation.

    Notes:
    • After the computation of the clipping volume, no link is kept between the space and the volume. Therefore, if you modify the space after computation, the clipping volume is not recomputed.
    • Contours and capping are not computed in this mode.
    • You cannot change the size and orientation of the clipping volume.