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Clip with volume

As you develop a model, the ClipHide all geometry in a design above or below the grid or selected plane. with Volume tool enables you to create a spherical clip volume around an object so that you can selectively isolate a specific region, element, or section of a design.

Using ClipHide all geometry in a design above or below the grid or selected plane. with Volume can be particularly helpful when you need to closely view and work on a specific feature of interest within a complex model. For example, after isolating a design area, you can use the Repair > Missing Faces tool to help detect and fix missing faces on a body.

To clip with volume

1. RotateDesign: Using the Rotate tool to spin a design 90 degrees in the plane of the screen. You can rotate your design clockwise or counterclockwise. Object: Using the MoveA tool used to translate or rotate geometry. handle to spin an object around an axis. and zoom in to your model to locate the model element or area you want to view.

2. With nothing selected, right mouse click and select ClipHide all geometry in a design above or below the grid or selected plane. with Volume > Set.

   This action clips the viewable and selectable geometry by the radius of a virtual sphere.

3. Hover over the center of the element you want to view and then Click+drag to create your spherical clip volume.

4. Release the mouse.

   The area you selected to preview magnifies and displays in a sphere as clipped, or isolated, from the rest of the model.

5. Right mouse click and select ClipHide all geometry in a design above or below the grid or selected plane. with Volume > Select.

   This selects the virtual spherical surface of the area.

   In the Properties panelArea of the user interface that displays editable details about the selected object(s). This panel is initially displayed on the lower left side of the screen, but can be moved., you can change the following:

   • Center: Enter new coordinates (based on the World OriginZero point in coordinate system. You can insert an origin at any location in your design where you can anchor the MoveA tool used to translate or rotate geometry. tool, enabling you to dimension from the origin or quickly move the sketch grid to the origin. You can also insert an origin at a solid's center of mass or volume.) for the sphere's center.
   • ClipHide all geometry in a design above or below the grid or selected plane. selection: Choose Yes to clip the current selection by the sphere. The default is No.
   • Radius: Enter a new sphere radius.
6. Right mouse click and select ClipHide all geometry in a design above or below the grid or selected plane. with Volume > Set Using Selection.

   This sets the virtual sphere's extents based on the current selection.

7. Hover over the area to identify all of the various design elements.

8. To re-display your design with no clipping, right mouse click and select ClipHide all geometry in a design above or below the grid or selected plane. with Volume > Clear.

   
   

Move

Use the MoveA tool used to translate or rotate geometry. option in the Clipped Volume menu to move the clipped volume frame to a different area of the model, or the Resize option to adjust the size of the Clipped volume frame. See images below.

Extract Geometry

Use the Extract Geometry option to cap off clipped boundaries according to ClipHide all geometry in a design above or below the grid or selected plane. Type (Spherical volume or by Planes). The result is shown in the Structure Tree as a Geometry Snapshot.

For intersections with Solids, Extract Geometry creates a Geometry Snapshot that is a solid.

For intersections with SurfaceTwo dimensional object that has no thickness (as opposed to a face, which is part of a three-dimensional object). A surface has area but no volume. See FaceSide or other surface of a solid. Some examples are the inside surface of a hole or the six sides of a rectangular solid. See Surface.. models, Extract Geometry also creates a Geometry Snapshot, but displays the surfaces with a more opaque, solid look.

For intersections with Mid-surface models, or any surface with an assigned thickness, Extract Geometry creates a Geometry Snapshot with the assigned thickness.

For Beams, Extract Geometry creates a Geometry Snapshot showing their actual geometry.

Extract Geometry also creates a Named Selections group that shows the faces created at the boundary.