Pointcloud Clipping Plane Visibility

Mike_A · February 7, 2022, 1:19am

Hi,
Would it be possible to change the clipping plane function so that you can still see what is being clipped ?
In this case I am clipping a pointcloud, it would be great to be able to still see the rest of the object .
I have made this image as an example.
Once I am happy with the location of the clipping plane, I could then toggle the “Parent” object off (Invisible)

pascal · February 7, 2022, 4:39pm

Hi MIke - so the idea would be to be able to see the section the plane makes but but not clip the view, correct?

-Pascal

Mike_A · February 7, 2022, 9:15pm

Hi Pascal, Yes, not immediately clip the view.
Possibly show the whole object while the clipping plane is moving, then clip when it is stationary.

At the moment I have one viewport (Front) showing the location of the clipping plane, and another viewport (Right) showing the clipped view .

pascal · February 7, 2022, 9:50pm

Hi Mike - so, just to make sure I understand the problem you want to solve - you’d like to move the plane in a single (oblique?) view, and not need two viewports one clipped and one not, to see wheree it is in the overall object, correct?

-Pascal

Mike_A · February 7, 2022, 9:52pm

Hi Pascal,
Yes, exactly.

Normand · February 10, 2022, 10:01am

Hi @Mike_A and @pascal

Isn’t that what EnableClippingPlane and DisableClippingPlane are for? Although I’ve always wanted a toggle switch instead, so you don’t have to run separate commands - could that be made a wish, @pascal ?
HTH, Jakob