Clipping allows you to restrict the display of entities to a specified level. This is particularly useful when working with complex 3D wireframe models and in a multiplane milling environment.
When multiple views are displayed, it is possible to apply different clipping parameters to each view.
X/Y/Z Level - Specifies the plane(s) to cut through. Choose between the following options:
None - No clipping.
Digitise - You will be prompted to pick the level for the cut plane.
Value - Type in an absolute value at which the cutting plane will be generated.
You can choose which section of the display to remove by checking the appropriate
button.
Positive - Removes the display in the positive direction along the selected axis, from the cutting plane, relative to the current CPL.
Negative - Removes the display in the negative direction along the selected axis, from the cutting plane, relative to the current CPL.
Clipping and Track CPL
It is possible to have the display configured to automatically track the current CPL by checking the Track CPL option on the General tab of the View Properties dialog. This is generally used when working in a multiplane milling environment.
If Track CPL is enabled, the clipping follows the CPL, so if you index to a new CPL, the current CPL changes, and so does the clipping.