XCLIP — Clip

Shows only part of an external reference or a block, inside or outside a boundary.

• Command: XCLIP · Global name: _XCLIP · Alias: XC
• Ribbon: Insert › Reference

Shows only part of an external reference or a block: what lies inside a boundary or, with the boundary inverted, what lies outside it. The reference itself does not change: the boundary can be turned off or removed later.

Usage

1. Enter XCLIP (or XC) or click the button.
2. Select the external references or blocks and press Enter.

Select objects:

3. Choose the option; Enter creates a new boundary.

Enter clipping option [ON/OFF/Clipdepth/Delete/Polyline/New boundary] <New>:

4. If any of them was already clipped, confirm that its boundary is replaced.

Delete old boundary(s)? [Yes/No] <Yes>:

5. Choose the boundary type; Enter, rectangular.

Outside mode: objects outside the boundary will be hidden. Specify clipping boundary [Select polyline/Polygonal/Rectangular/Invert clip] <Rectangular>:

6. For a rectangular one, specify two opposite corners; for a polygonal one, the vertices and Enter (or Close) when there are at least three.

Specify first corner point:

Options

• New (N): draws a new boundary.
• ON / OFF (ON / OFF): turns on or off the boundary they already have.
• Delete (D): removes the boundary; they are shown whole again.
• Polyline (P): creates a polyline with the shape of the boundary of each clipped object.
• Clipdepth (C): the front and back planes of the clips: a point (its Z) or Distance from the boundary; Remove removes the plane.

Specify front clip point or [Distance/Remove]:

• Select (S): uses a closed polyline with straight segments as the boundary.

Select polyline:

• Polygonal (P) and Rectangular (R): the type of boundary to draw.
• Invert (I): switches between hiding what is outside and hiding what is inside.

Inside mode: objects inside the boundary will be hidden. Specify clipping boundary [Select polyline/Polygonal/Rectangular/Invert clip] <Rectangular>:

Notes

• The boundary is shown if XCLIPFRAME is not 0, on the layer and in the color of the insert.
• It is saved as in AutoCAD (a spatial filter on the insert): AutoCAD shows it the same way.
• Clipdepth saves the front and back clipping planes, but the plan view does not clip by Z (AutoCAD does, in 3D).
• For PDF underlays, use PDFCLIP; for images, IMAGECLIP.

See also

XATTACH · XREF · INSERT · External references