ClippingPlane

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Clipping plane

The ClippingPlane command creates a clipping plane object that represents a plane for visibly clipping away geometry in a specific viewport.

Steps

  • Pick two points for the opposite corners of a rectangle.

    Or, select one of the options to draw the rectangle in a different way.

Command-line options

(Default)

Draws the rectangle using two opposite corners.

3Point

Draws the rectangle using two adjacent corner locations and a location on the opposite side.

EdgeMidpoint

Draws the rectangle from the midpoint of the first edge, an end of the edge, and a location on the opposite side.

Vertical

Draws the rectangle perpendicular to the construction plane.

Center

Draws the rectangle from the center point and a corner.

AroundCurve

Draws a rectangle perpendicular to a curve.

Steps

  • Select a curve and pick the center of the rectangle on the curve.

Note

  • The appearance of the clipping plane edges is controlled in the display modes.
  • The clipping plane is infinite. The clipping plane object represents only the location and direction of the clipping plane.
  • The visibility of clipping planes is controlled with Hide, Show, and layer visibility like all Rhino objects.
  • Clipping plane properties specify the clipping plane's direction and the viewports affected by the clipping plane.
  • The clipping plane pointer faces toward the objects that will be visible.

Clipping plane properties

Manages object properties for the selected clipping plane.

Flip Direction

Reverses the direction of the clipping plane pointer.

Views Clipped

Specifies which views are clipped.

Model Views

Lists available model views.

Layout Views

Lists available layout views.

Clipping plane appearance

The appearance of clipping planes is controlled by the display mode of the viewport.

For appearance settings, see: Display Mode Options.

Related commands

DisableClippingPlane

Toolbar Menu

Display
Visibility

Not on menus.

The DisableClippingPlane command turns off selected clipping planes in the active viewport.

EnableClippingPlane

Toolbar Menu

Display

Visibility

Not on menus.

The EnableClippingPlane command turns on selected clipping planes in the active viewport.

See also

Manage views

Set viewport display modes