Working with the clip planes

Applies to 2022.0 Update and later

Viewing a part in sections along the cardinal axes or a custom axis, and setting up plane cuts

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Controlling clip plane position

Several methods affect the positions of clip planes across occupied space within the buildroom

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Placing the custom clip plane

The custom clip plane lets you view the cross section of parts at any angle, not just perpendicular to X, Y, or Z.

Tip: Once an angle has been set for the custom plane, you can use Set custom cut to place it anywhere on the part at that angle until you set a new one.
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Switching visibility

To select which side of a clip plane to show or hide (or make transparent, if set), click on the box between the axis name and the slider.

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Focusing on cross sections

Focusing turns both sections from a clip plane invisible and only leaves the highlighting visible. It also changes the perspective so that you can see it straight on.

  1. In the Clip planes view, right-click the section of the clip plane to set.
  2. Choose Focus on cut in <axis> or Focus on custom cut, respectively.
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Proceeding to cutting with a plane

  1. Bring the clip plane in the desired position and orientation.
  2. From the main menu, choose Modify > Cut > Plane cut.
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