Clipping a Plane View

When you insert a plane view from a 3D representation in a diagram view, the whole plane view is not necessarily required for the design. You can select the area of the plane view you want to display in the diagram view.

Before you begin: Create a diagram view containing images or 2D planes from a 3D representation.
  1. Right-click the diagram view and select Clipping > Activate Clipping Frame.
    The clipping frame appears. Note that all 2D elements of the diagram view itself are still visible, independently of the frame's size and position.
  2. You can now reframe, resize and/or move the clipping frame according to your design's needs:
    • To reframe the clipping frame on the view content: right-click the frame and select Reframe on view content.
      Note: By default, this mode is selected when activating a first clipping frame on an existing view.
    • To reframe the clipping frame on the whole view background: right-click the frame and select Reframe on view background. The clipping frame shows the whole plane view.
    • To resize the clipping frame: drag the handles at the four corners of the frame.

    • To move the clipping frame: drag the frame itself using one of its sides.

  3. To deactivate the clipping frame, right-click the front view and select Deactivate clipping frame.