Clipping sections of a spatial data plot

Use the clipping tool on the 3D Graphics toolbar to temporarily remove sections of a spatial data plot, for example, if you want to look at a cross-section of your deposit.

1.	Click Clipping Section on the 3D Graphics toolbar.

2.	Mark the start and finish points for the clipping in the 3D Scene:

a.	Click the point where you want to start the clipping.

b.	Click the point where you want to finish the clipping:

3D Graphics Toolbar - Clipping example

If required, press Esc to undo the clipping selection.

3.	Click on the side of the line that you want to temporarily remove, for example:

3D Graphics toolbar - Clipping example left - transparent

XPAC temporarily removes the section from the spatial data plot.

3D Graphics toolbar - Clipping example - remainder

If required, you can now rotate the plot so that you can view it from another angle, for example, as a cross-section:

3D Graphics toolbar - Clipping example - remainder - cross section steep

To undo clipping sections, click Clear Clipping Sections on the 3D Graphics toolbar.

Clipping feature layers

If required, you can also set the 3D Scene to clip feature layers that display in the plot.

By default, this setting is not enabled.

1.	Select View > Feature Layers. The Edit Feature Layers window displays.

2.	Select a layer in the tree structure.

3.	In the Layer Properties section, select the Layer clipped by clipping planes check box.