Creating a Clipped View

Access: Open this function from one of the following locations:

  • Click the button in the toolbar.

  • Select Views > View Creation > Clip View from the menu bar.

Clip (remove) the portion of a view that is outside the selected contour. A contour must first be defined and then selected as input for the Clip View function, defining the boundaries of the clipping.

Creating a Clipped View

  1. Click on the Contour button on the Symbols toolbar or select Symbols > Contour from the menu bar. The cursor changes to indicate Contour selection mode.

  2. Pick the view from which the clipped view is to be created.

  1. Create the contour which will contain the clipped view.

  1. InvokeInvoke (for more, click Access at the top of this Help topic) the Clip View function. The Clip View dialog is displayed.

  1. Pick the newly-created contour.

  1. Click OK to execute the function. The clipped view is displayed.

The clipped view is created as a child of the original view and deleting it will reverse the clipping operation. The clipped result can be edited by right-clicking on the item name in the Drawing Tree.

Edit Contour

Edit the clipped view contour.
Suspend

Suspend the clipped view.
Delete

Delete the clipped view and restore the original view.
Rename

Rename the clipped view node in the tree.

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.