Clipping References
You can control the reference display more precisely by using the clipping tools:
- The Set Reference Clip Boundary tool lets you use a boundary, such as an element, cell, or fence, to clip a reference. When a reference is clipped, the area of the reference outside the selected boundary is not displayed.
- The Set Reference Clip Mask tool lets you use a fence to cover a portion of a reference.
To more precisely control the reference display, you can use both clipping boundaries and clipping masks on the same reference. Reference elements display only if they are inside the clipping boundary and outside all clipping masks.
Note: While a view's
Boundary Display attribute is on in the View
Attributes dialog, reference clip boundaries, as well as clip volume
boundaries, are displayed for that view. Reference clipping is defined relative
to the world coordinates, and the clipped volume will therefore remain the same
in all views.
Note: The boundaries of a saved view
can be used as the clipping boundary when a reference is attached (see
To
attach a reference using a saved view).
Note: When a saved view that
has its clip boundary edit handles turned off on all four sides, is attached
with the Synchronize View drop-down set to Volume Only, the clip boundary for
the reference is not created. This enables the reference attachment to display
new geometry created outside the saved view boundary in the reference model.