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Visualization > Clipping

Clipping


Clipping helps improve performance in web pages. When the clip box is enabled, the system displays only what is inside the clip box.

If you publish windowless content, for instance, a 3D car driving over HTML text, a clip box attached to that car will enhance performance since AXEL only calculates what is inside it.

By adding a pose relation between the clip box and object(s) or group, you ensure that the clip box moves with the object or group.

The clip box parameters are also animatable, so you use it for wipes or other effects.

You can use only one clip box in a World.

To create a clip box:
  1. Choose Visualization > Add ClipBox.
  2. The clip box appears in the World Explorer.

  3. To display the clip box, choose View > Display > ClipBox.
  4. The clip box appears in the construction views.

  5. Translate, rotate, and scale the clip box so that it frames the portion of the World that you want to publish. You can manipulate the clip box the same way you manipulate a cube.
  6. Adjust the clip box parameters.
  7. To preview the result, right-click the WebCam viewport and turn on Clipping.

ClipBox Parameters

Position

The X, Y, Z position of the clip box.

Orientation

The orientation of the clip box in degrees along the X, Y, and Z axis.

Scale

The size of the clip box in reference to its original size.


See also:

Clipping

Animating parameters

Pose constraint

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