How does one go about clipping an ARCH Section within a Techdraw ArchView.
I created an ARCH Section that includes a lot of objects but with a height and length that effectually clips the included objects.
When I add the ARCH section to a Techdraw ArchView, the height and length properties of the Arch Section are ignored and the ArchView displays the entirety of the objects included in the Arch Section.
Is this expected behavior? I thought that that the Arch Section also functioned as a "clipping" mechanism.
-David
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ARCH Section and Techdraw ArchView not clipping
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Re: ARCH Section and Techdraw ArchView not clipping
You should provide a picture as your question isn't very clear.elsordo wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:33 am How does one go about clipping an ARCH Section within a Techdraw ArchView.
I created an ARCH Section that includes a lot of objects but with a height and length that effectually clips the included objects.
When I add the ARCH section to a Techdraw ArchView, the height and length properties of the Arch Section are ignored and the ArchView displays the entirety of the objects included in the Arch Section.
Is this expected behavior? I thought that that the Arch Section also functioned as a "clipping" mechanism.
Which properties? The Display Height, and Display Length? These properties of the Arch SectionPlane only control the appearance of the plane in the 3D viewport, but do not affect the way the objects are seen by the plane. A plane is infinite in area, so it will see everything in the entire model, as long as it is included in its Objects property (double click on the plane in the tree view).
Objects have two types of properties, "View properties", and "Data properties". View properties only affect how the object is shown to you in the 3D viewport, but they don't control the "contents" of the actual object. Only the data properties will determine how the object is interacting with other objects in the document.
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Re: ARCH Section and Techdraw ArchView not clipping
vocx,
I have attached an image showing the 3d model and an image showing the techdraw page.
As you can see, the techdraw image is show more objects that what are selected by the ARCH Section view port.
-David
I have attached an image showing the 3d model and an image showing the techdraw page.
As you can see, the techdraw image is show more objects that what are selected by the ARCH Section view port.
-David
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Re: ARCH Section and Techdraw ArchView not clipping
Your image doesn't show what is "selected" by the Arch SectionPlane.
Double click on the Section object in the three view, or see what is in the Objects property under the Data tab. If all elements in the model are part of the Objects property, then all those elements will be shown in the TechDraw page.
An Arch SectionPlane is an infinite plane, that is, it extends to the infinite in both directions X and Z. It is not a camera view with a limited field of view, like in Blender.
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Re: ARCH Section and Techdraw ArchView not clipping
I have attached a picture of the dialog box for editing an ARCH Section. As you can see, it contains most of the model. I tried to include the model (FCSTD file) but it is too large.
However, you did answer the question as to why clipping does not occur -
1. Is there a way to accomplish clipping? I was hoping to avoid presentation-dependent-modeling.
2. What is the purpose of the "Display Height", "Display Length", "Cut Distance", "Cut Margin", and "Cut View" properties of the Arch Section view tab?
-David
However, you did answer the question as to why clipping does not occur -
So, I have the following questions:An Arch SectionPlane is an infinite plane, that is, it extends to the infinite in both directions X and Z. It is not a camera view with a limited field of view, like in Blender.
1. Is there a way to accomplish clipping? I was hoping to avoid presentation-dependent-modeling.
2. What is the purpose of the "Display Height", "Display Length", "Cut Distance", "Cut Margin", and "Cut View" properties of the Arch Section view tab?
-David
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Re: ARCH Section and Techdraw ArchView not clipping
Arch objects are solid shapes, so they can be selected and TechDraw NewView can be used on them. Then TechDraw NewSection and TechDraw Clip can be used on the created view.
As I said, those are properties that affect only the way the plane is presented in the 3D viewport. They don't affect the contents.2. What is the purpose of the "Display Height", "Display Length", "Cut Distance", "Cut Margin", and "Cut View" properties of the Arch Section view tab?
Height and Length indicate how big the plane should be seen; the plane is always infinite in size, but it has to be displayed at a certain finite size.
Cut Distance currently doesn't do anything (programmer's fault).
Cut View indicates if the objects that cross the plane are cut by that plane. You need an Arch SectionPlane that is crossing through an object to see its effects. Cut Margin indicates the normal distance from the plane, from which the cut is actually made. It is a small value, 1 mm, indicating that the objects are cut 1 mm away from the plane, basically at the position of the plane.
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Re: ARCH Section and Techdraw ArchView not clipping
Clipping of an Arch SectionPlane, to act as a camera viewport is now available in FreeCAD 0.19.
See done(Improvement) Turn the Arch SectionPlane into a camera view, that is, with the ability of clipping the field of view.
See done(Improvement) Turn the Arch SectionPlane into a camera view, that is, with the ability of clipping the field of view.
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Re: ARCH Section and Techdraw ArchView not clipping
I haven't tried it yet, but you could try putting the ArchView inside a TechDraw_Clip.