Clipping Block

Clipping block usage in v2024.1.

Improved functionalities in v2025.1.

The Clipping Block is an interactive Block for inspecting the interior of 3D data. It creates a plane that removes content on one side or a slice that retains only a defined cross-section.

Creating a Clipping Block

Select the Space, Content, or content group that you want to clip.
In the Inspector, choose Clipping from the Add Block menu. On desktop, you can also right-click the selected element in the 3D workspace and choose Add Block > Clipping.
Position and orient the clipping plane with Place, the Manipulator (Transform Gizmo), or the numerical Transform fields.

Clipping Scope

The element to which the block is attached determines what it affects:

When attached to a Space, the clipping plane affects all content in that Space.
When attached to an individual mesh, volume, or borehole, it affects only that content element.
When attached to a content group, it affects the contents of that group. This supports grouped meshes and borehole groups, for example.

Clipped parts of meshes and boreholes are not hover targets. This lets you place content and sketch in a clipped scene without invisible parts of the data intercepting the pointer.

Placing the Plane

Select Place to enter placement mode and define the plane directly in the 3D workspace. The first click fixes its position and the second determines its orientation. Alternatively, hold the pointer after the first click and release it when the plane has the required orientation. Press Esc to leave placement mode without repositioning the plane.

You can refine the result with the Manipulator or enter exact Position, Rotation, and Scale values in the expanded Transform panel. Changing the scale affects only the displayed frame. The clipping plane itself always spans the full Space extent.

Clipping Controls

Edit: Change the name of the Clipping Block.
Enable Clipping: Apply the clipping operation and remove the target data on one side of the plane.
Show: Show or hide the plane's frame without disabling the clipping operation.