# Clipping plane not showing surface edge

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/clipping-plane-not-showing-surface-edge/178818>\
**Category:** Rhino for Windows\
**Tags:** windows, rhino8\
**Created:** [March 27, 2024, 10:36am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/clipping-plane-not-showing-surface-edge/178818 "2024-03-27T10:36:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![luuk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/luuk/32/661462_2.png) [@luuk](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/luuk)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 10:36am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/clipping-plane-not-showing-surface-edge/178818/1 "2024-03-27T10:36:54Z")

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Hello guys,

I have a problem with using clipping planes for details. Whenever i try to create a cut through detail using clipping planes of a curved surface I get an incomplete edge. This happens with and withoud a custom depth. See figures below. I’d like to not have to add intersect lines every time a want to create a cut through detail.

This is the view in the perspective viewport, you can already see missing lines at the edges.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/6/e/8/6e822e4cc090a6658b447a084502ef38d15034df.png)

This is the result in a detail view:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/2/2/c/22cfc102ddd454fc32019b16a151beeadf395050.png)

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**Author:** ![wim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/wim/32/747482_2.png) [@wim](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/wim)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 12:39pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/clipping-plane-not-showing-surface-edge/178818/2 "2024-03-27T12:39:16Z")

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Hi Luuk -

> [@luuk](#):
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> Whenever i try to create a cut through detail using clipping planes of a curved surface I get an incomplete edge.

Please run the Rhino `SystemInfo` command and copy-paste the result here.  
-wim

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**Author:** ![luuk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/luuk/32/661462_2.png) [@luuk](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/luuk)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/clipping-plane-not-showing-surface-edge/178818/3 "2024-03-27T13:04:03Z")

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Rhino 8 SR4 2024-2-13 (Rhino 8, 8.4.24044.15001, Git hash:master @ 5d3f86ffffae3c2ed84d21147c008b3907a40a2e)  
License type: Commercial, build 2024-02-13  
License details: LAN Zoo Network Node

Windows 10 (10.0.19045 SR0.0) or greater (Physical RAM: 32GB)  
.NET 7.0.0

Computer platform: DESKTOP (Hosting Remote Desktop session)

Standard graphics configuration.  
Primary display: Microsoft Remote Display Adapter (Microsoft) Memory: 0MB, Driver date: 6-21-2006 (M-D-Y).  
\> Remote Desktop display device with 16 connection(s)  
- Windows Main Display using connection #0  
- Secondary monitor using connection #1  
Primary OpenGL: NVIDIA Quadro P2000 (NVidia) Memory: 5GB, Driver date: 6-4-2018 (M-D-Y). OpenGL Ver: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 391.74  
\> Accelerated graphics device with 0 adapter port(s)  
- There are no monitors attached to this device!

Secondary graphics devices.  
Citrix Indirect Display Adapter (Citrix Systems Inc.) Memory: 0MB, Driver date: 1-23-2019 (M-D-Y).  
\> External USB display device with 0 adapter port(s)  
- There are no monitors attached to this device!

OpenGL Settings  
Safe mode: Off  
Use accelerated hardware modes: On  
Redraw scene when viewports are exposed: On  
Graphics level being used: OpenGL 4.6 (primary GPU’s maximum)

Anti-alias mode: 4x  
Mip Map Filtering: Linear  
Anisotropic Filtering Mode: High

Vendor Name: NVIDIA Corporation  
Render version: 4.6  
Shading Language: 4.60 NVIDIA  
Driver Date: 6-4-2018  
Driver Version: 23.21.13.9174  
Maximum Texture size: 32768 x 32768  
Z-Buffer depth: 24 bits  
Maximum Viewport size: 32768 x 32768  
Total Video Memory: 5 GB

Rhino plugins that do not ship with Rhino  
C:\Program Files\SimLab\Plugins\SimLab 3D PDF From Rhino 6\plugins\SimLabPDFExporter.rhp “SimLab PDF Exporter”

Rhino plugins that ship with Rhino  
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Commands.rhp “Commands” 8.4.24044.15001  
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk.rhp “Renderer Development Kit”   
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\IdleProcessor.rhp “IdleProcessor”   
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoRenderCycles.rhp “Rhino Render” 8.4.24044.15001  
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk\_etoui.rhp “RDK\_EtoUI” 8.4.24044.15001  
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\NamedSnapshots.rhp “Snapshots”   
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\MeshCommands.rhp “MeshCommands” 8.4.24044.15001  
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoCycles.rhp “RhinoCycles” 8.4.24044.15001  
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoCode\RhinoCodePlugin.rhp “RhinoCodePlugin” 8.4.24044.15001  
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Toolbars\Toolbars.rhp “Toolbars” 8.4.24044.15001  
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\3dxrhino.rhp “3Dconnexion 3D Mouse”   
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Displacement.rhp “Displacement”   
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\SectionTools.rhp “SectionTools”

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**Author:** ![wim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/wim/32/747482_2.png) [@wim](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/wim)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/clipping-plane-not-showing-surface-edge/178818/4 "2024-03-27T13:17:56Z")

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Hi Luuk -

> [@luuk](#):
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> Computer platform: DESKTOP (Hosting Remote Desktop session)

I’m afraid that’s a configuration that we do not support → [Rhino - System Requirements](https://www.rhino3d.com/8/system-requirements/)  
-wim

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**Author:** ![luuk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/luuk/32/661462_2.png) [@luuk](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/luuk)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 6:52am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/clipping-plane-not-showing-surface-edge/178818/5 "2024-03-28T06:52:38Z")

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Hello Wim,  
I have checked on a local PC and i still have the same problem.

Standard graphics configuration.  
Primary display and OpenGL: NVIDIA Quadro P2000 (NVidia) Memory: 5GB, Driver date: 6-4-2018 (M-D-Y). OpenGL Ver: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 391.74  
\> Accelerated graphics device with 4 adapter port(s)  
- Windows Main Display attached to adapter port #0  
- Secondary monitor attached to adapter port #1

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/e/b/5/eb5ab3861583ad637ba9974ffb7c1eba65a4263d.png)

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**Author:** ![nathanletwory](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/nathanletwory/32/482880_2.png) [@nathanletwory](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/nathanletwory)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 6:58am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/clipping-plane-not-showing-surface-edge/178818/6 "2024-03-28T06:58:35Z")

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> [@luuk](#):
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> Primary display and OpenGL: NVIDIA Quadro P2000 (NVidia) Memory: 5GB, Driver date: 6-4-2018 (M-D-Y). OpenGL Ver: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 391.74

Your GPU driver is 6 years old. The latest for your GPU is at the moment [Driver Details | NVIDIA](https://www.nvidia.co.uk/Download/driverResults.aspx/223432/en-us) . When you install the new driver make sure to go for the custom/advanced install type and check the Clean Installation checkbox.

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**Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 7:08am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/clipping-plane-not-showing-surface-edge/178818/7 "2024-03-28T07:08:06Z")

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Hi Nathan, i checked on a newer PC aswell with much more updated hardware and driver and still have the same problem. I have added my test file below.

[Clipping planes.3dm](https://discourse.mcneel.com/uploads/short-url/nHcp9Ixlph1hqTRa39Np1elkQMr.3dm) (146.0 KB)