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algorithmic modeling for Rhino

Here's a demo of a script we're using to create section boxes in Grasshopper similar to those in Revit. This doesn't split geometry but helps with managing a large file in your viewport.

This is similar to Luis Fraguada's script (http://datable.net/animated-clipping-planes-in-rhinoceros/), except this script runs with a closed brep and uses Python.

Click the link to download the file and get more info: http://lmnts.lmnarchitects.com/visualization/section-boxes-in-grasshopper/

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Comment by Patrick Scott on August 26, 2015 at 1:57am

I am having the same problem as Ethan.

Comment by Ethan on May 19, 2015 at 8:43am

Hello LMNTS and forum, I just found this interesting tool and upon trying it out had a result where all geometry disappears... Any advice ? Thanks 

Comment by Erick Katzenstein on December 23, 2012 at 10:08pm

I totally agree that Make 2d or Vray (or any other engine) would be great to use with the Clipping Plane, but all I've seen work with the clipping plane is Rhino Render.  

If anyone is aware of another use, please share.

Comment by Benjamin Golder on December 23, 2012 at 7:27pm

On a related note, does anyone know which rendering engines will be able to utilize such clipping planes? Also, I'm assuming that these clipping planes will not be maintained in a Make2D (though it would be amazing if it did), is that correct?

Comment by djordje on December 23, 2012 at 4:02pm

That's fantastic then.
Code somehow "hides" the rest of the model outside of bordering clipping planes?
It does not split it?

Comment by Erick Katzenstein on December 23, 2012 at 3:49pm

Thanks Djordje, the clipping plane should cut all rhino geometry, including meshes and GH previews.

Comment by djordje on December 23, 2012 at 12:10pm

Very nice!
The building model needs to be consisted of surfaces and polysurfaces? Or it can be some mesh model imported from let's say .3ds file into Rhino?

Comment by Benjamin Golder on December 20, 2012 at 3:17pm

Cool! I hadn't noticed that you can use arbitrary planes as clipping planes!

Comment by lmnts on December 20, 2012 at 3:04pm

Thanks Andrew.  Just removed the cluster so the file should work now.

Comment by Andrew Heumann on December 20, 2012 at 2:48pm

I think your download is relying on a referenced cluster - I get an error when I try to load it. 

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