) to activate the clip plane tool that adds a plane for clipping a 3D geometry, including its mesh and results plots, to look inside it. Use it to clip (hide) all geometry on one side of the plane. You can add it by right-clicking a 3D View node or by selecting it from the Graphics window toolbar or the View ribbon toolbar. The Settings window contains the following sections:|
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Select the Invert clipping check box to invert the clipping direction.
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Clear the Apply clipping check box, which is selected by default, to disable the clipping so that it has no effect.
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The Show frame check box is selected by default to display a frame that indicates the outlines of the clip plane and is highlighted when selected. Drag the frame to move the clip plane.
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The Show gizmo check box is selected by default to display a gizmo that indicates the clip plane’s directions and that you can grab to rotate and translate the clip plane.
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The Draw as intersection with grid box check box is selected by default to display the outlines of the clip plane as an intersection with the grid box.
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From the Translation axis list, choose a translation axis: x-axis, y-axis, z-axis, xg-axis (the default), yg-axis, zg-axis, or Custom. The xg-axis, yg-axis, and zg-axis are the local x-, y-, and z-axis for the clip plane as indicated by the gizmo. If you chose Custom, enter the x, y, and z axis components in the Custom translation axis text fields.
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Enter a value in the Translation amount field (default: 0.1 m, if the geometry length unit is meter) to determine how far the translation will move the clip plane.
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Click the Translate Forward or Translate Backward button to translate the clip plane in the forward or backward directions, respectively, moving it with the translation amount.
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From the Rotation axis list, choose a rotation axis: x-axis, y-axis, z-axis, xg-axis, yg-axis, zg-axis (the default), or Custom. The xg-axis, yg-axis, and zg-axis are the local x-, y-, and z-axis for the clip plane as indicated by the gizmo. If you chose Custom, enter the x, y, and z axis components in the Custom rotation axis text fields.
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Enter a value in the Rotation angle field (default: 30 degrees) to determine how much the clip plane should be rotated.
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Click the Rotate Clockwise or Rotate Counterclockwise button to rotate the clip plane in the clockwise or counterclockwise directions, respectively, rotating it by the rotation angle.
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