X-Git-Url: http://git.salome-platform.org/gitweb/?p=modules%2Fsmesh.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsalome%2Fgui%2FSMESH%2Finput%2Fclipping.doc;h=6be9878e9530d4a64972ee9037e74e4738aba8fa;hp=2bfa8292bc6ba53c8415e91b4d1dda2c871d8972;hb=1bd4ba8acdfe7ab1edc96a016836e174a393d445;hpb=48653b1aec47ca1dfd706a1f8e7ea892b41bfb4c diff --git a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/clipping.doc b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/clipping.doc index 2bfa8292b..6be9878e9 100644 --- a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/clipping.doc +++ b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/clipping.doc @@ -7,29 +7,64 @@ of your mesh. To start, click on the \em New button. -\image html a-clipping2.png - -Now you can define the parameters of cross-section: - - -\image html image79.jpg "The plane and the cut object" +Now you must specify what mode of creating plane you want to choose: +absolute or relative. + +Absolute mode + +\image html Clipping_Absolute.png + +- Base point - allows to define the coordinates of the base + point for the clipping plane. + + - Reset - returns the base point to coordinate origin. + +- Direction - allows to define the orientation of the + clipping plane. + + - Invert - allows to select which part of the object will be + removed and which will remain after clipping. + +Relative mode + +\image html Clipping_Relative.png + +- \b Orientation ( ||X-Y, ||X-Z or ||Y-Z). +- \b Distance between the opposite extremities of the boundary box of +selected objects, if it is set to 0.5 the boundary box is split in two halves. +- \b Rotation (in angle degrees) around X (Y to Z) and around +Y (X to Z) (depending on the chosen Orientation) + +The parameters of cross-section: + +List of meshes, sub-meshes and groups to which the cross-section will be applied. + +Select all button allows to select and deselect all available +objects at once. + +If the Show preview button is on, you can see the clipping plane +in the 3D Viewer. + +\image html before_clipping.png "The plane and the cut object" + +Also there the possibility to interact directly with the clipping plane in 3D +view with mouse. User can change the parameters of clipping plane by dialog data +or by hand. + +\image html before_clipping_preview.png "The preview plane and the cut object" If the Auto Apply button is on, you can preview the cross-section in the 3D Viewer. -\image html image99.gif "The cross-section" +Also, it is possible to specify the type of clipping: using dataset, +i.e. it only changes the visibility of separate mesh cells or alternative +clipping - an OpenGL native one, which clips overall presentation. +For choosing use OpenGL clipping checkbox. + +\image html dataset_clipping.png "The cross-section using dataset" + + +\image html opengl_clipping.png "The OpenGL cross-section" To get a new object from \b Clipping, click \b Apply.