# Phantom Clipping Planes after Detail Copy/Paste between Files

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/phantom-clipping-planes-after-detail-copy-paste-between-files/219034>\
**Category:** Rhino for Mac\
**Tags:** mac\
**Created:** [May 14, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/phantom-clipping-planes-after-detail-copy-paste-between-files/219034 "2026-05-14T12:17:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![nickdare](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/nickdare/32/476114_2.png) [@nickdare](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/nickdare)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/phantom-clipping-planes-after-detail-copy-paste-between-files/219034/1 "2026-05-14T12:17:49Z")

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I’ve been copying and pasting some Detail windows from one file to another, and it seems to import the clipping settings for the original file, but without a Clipping plane, resulting in a Detail that is clipped and cannot be unclipped. I have selected every Clipping plane and disabled it in the Detail, and there are no hidden/locked objects and all of the layers are on.

Anyone encountered this?

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**Author:** ![Japhy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/japhy/32/487647_2.png) [@Japhy](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Japhy)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/phantom-clipping-planes-after-detail-copy-paste-between-files/219034/2 "2026-05-14T13:55:07Z")

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> [@nickdare](#):
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> Anyone encountered this?

This doesn’t ring a bell.

Can you post your SystemInfo, a small example file and step to repeat? Thanks!

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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:** [May 14, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/phantom-clipping-planes-after-detail-copy-paste-between-files/219034/3 "2026-05-14T15:09:12Z")

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Hi Nick -

> [@nickdare](#):
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> Anyone encountered this?

This was put on the list in 2015 as [RH-32010](https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-32010) ImportLayout - clipping plane behavior  
-wim

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**Author:** ![nickdare](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/nickdare/32/476114_2.png) [@nickdare](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/nickdare)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/phantom-clipping-planes-after-detail-copy-paste-between-files/219034/4 "2026-05-19T22:12:04Z")

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apologies, I have been travelling.

Attached is my system info. I have also attached 2 files as an example of what I am talking about. File 1 is a simple box with a clipping plane, and three views on a page layout. In File 2 I created a sphere in a new document, and when setting up the page layout, I copy/pasted the details from File 1. You should see that File 2 now has a clipped viewport, despite there being no clipping plane in the file.

hope this helps.

[Box - File 1.3dm](https://discourse.mcneel.com/uploads/short-url/AhqCKCtdHKGXzkgyBrQl3IQuWNC.3dm) (71.4 KB)

[Sphere - File 2.3dm](https://discourse.mcneel.com/uploads/short-url/26DrpuH2toqv0cQIW8iA9ycNpsh.3dm) (527.3 KB)

[system info.txt](https://discourse.mcneel.com/uploads/short-url/tquQpjZt4mwWTc80sVEd7wV1nYd.txt) (4.8 KB)

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**Author:** ![brian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/brian/32/504171_2.png) [@brian](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/brian)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/phantom-clipping-planes-after-detail-copy-paste-between-files/219034/5 "2026-09-08T22:45:25Z")

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[RH-32010](https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-32010) is fixed in [Rhino 8 Service Release 36](https://www.rhino3d.com/download/rhino/8/latest)