3 \page clipping_page Clipping
5 \n Using this menu you can create cross-section views (clipping planes)
8 To start, click on the \em New button.
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12 Now you can define the parameters of your cross-section: \b Orientation
13 (X-Y, X-Z or Y-Z); \b Distance between the opposite extremities of the
14 object, if it is set to 0.5 the object is split in two halves; and
15 \b Rotation (in angle degrees) <b>around X</b> (Y to Z) and <b>around Y</b> (X to
16 Z). If the <b>Show preview</b> button is on, you can see the clipping plane
17 in the <b>3D Viewer</b>.
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21 If the <b>Auto Apply</b> button is on, you can preview the
22 cross-section in the <b>3D Viewer</b>.
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26 To get a new object from \b Clipping, click \b Ok.