Clip Tool in Screen mode

Clipping planes in Screen mode

Clipping planes enables you to cut through objects to see what is behind or under them.

• When Clip tool is enabled, it features a context menu with a hide button to show and hide the clip planes.

• By default, the Clip tool is in a disabled state. Whenever a valid tag is selected, the Clip button become enabled.

Clip planes

1. Select an item with a valid tag.

   

2. Press the Clip button on the toolbar. A cube, called the clip box, appears around the tag item. The asset inside the clip box is visible; however, other items are not shown.

   

3. Select any face of the cube by using the left mouse button. The cube shows a highlight when the mouse hovers over one of the cube faces.

   

4. Scale the clip box by selecting its face with the left mouse button. Move vertically for top and bottom faces and horizontally for the other faces.

   

5. Hide the clip planes by pressing the Hide button with the mouse (or use Q on keyboard). The Hide button is a toggle button to show and hide the clip box.

   

   

6. Press the Clip button on the toolbar to exit Clip mode.

How Clip mode will behave with other modes

The Clip feature is compatible with some of the other Main toolbar functions and not compatible with others.