About 3D Clippings

The 3D clipping can be added on a generative view to define the 3D limits of the geometry to be drawn in view. This simplifies the view and gives a better visualization of the required view area. This topic provides more information about 3D clipping.

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See Also
Adding a 3D Clipping to an Exact View
Adding a Volume Clipping to an Exact View

Miscellaneous

This sub-topic provides miscellaneous information about 3D clipping. A 3D clipping can only be added to an exact view (one clipping per view only).

3D clipping is not available on the following views:

  • CGR, raster, approximate views
  • Section cut views
  • Unfolded views
  • Views from 3D

The following two options have no impact on 3D clipping, regardless of whether or not they are selected:

  • Do not cut in section view (from the context menu: Front view object > Overload Properties > Characteristics > Editor Dialog Box)
  • Cut in section view

Addition or Removal of 3D Clipping

This sub-topic provides information about applying or removing 3D clipping.

Right-click the view and select View Definition > 3D Clipping. The following options are displayed:

  • Modify 3D Clipping: Lets you modify the 3D clipping.
  • Remove 3D Clipping: Removes the 3D clipping and restores the entire view.
  • Apply 3D Clipping To: Clips the selected 3D elements in another view.

Commands Available in the Context Menu

For a 3D clipping, it is possible to execute the following context menu commands from the tree:

  • Delete: You can delete the 3D clipping specification. In this case, the generative view needs an update. After updating the view, the clipped specification is removed.
  • Cut/Copy/Paste: You can move or duplicate the 3D clipping specification from one view to another.

Automatic propagation of the 3D clipping specification: Views created from an initial view (i.e. projection, auxiliary, section, detail views) will automatically get the same 3D clipping specification as the current initial view.

Configuration of 3D Clipping

This sub-topic provides information about configuring the 3D clipping.

Cut elements are represented according to the same parameters as breakout views. You can configure these elements through Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Mechanical Systems > Drafting > View section, under Geometry generation/Dress-up > View linetype, click Configure. In the Line and Thickness dialog box, choosing a type for breakout views also configures the representation of cut elements in 3D clipping views.

About Volume Clipping

The 3D volumes are defined and are linked to the ship definition, that is fire zones, decks, etc. You can create and manage these volumes in the Space Allocation app which are later used in generative views to define the volume clipping in the views.

Important: Only one volume object can be associated to a generative view. The volume object used by the generative view, has to be aggregated under the same root product as that of the 3D geometry drawn in the view.

The Volume clipping operation is compatible with all the following generative specifications:

  • All projection views
  • Offset Section View and Aligned Section View
  • All detail views
  • Breakout View
  • Broken View

Clipping Vs Filtering

PLM filters are used by generative views to create views from filters. Whereas, the volume clipping can be used to the views which are previously filtered.

Therefore, clipping by a volume object is not to be considered as a filtering behavior.