Referenced cropped Viewport in 3D

[Sebastian Giese]

Hi all,

I have a referenced viewport to an external file, the viewport is cropped with a rectangle. When using the 2D top view, everything is nice. When using any isometric view or rotating the view, the boundary remains (because it is drawn on the "screen plane") and thus shows me some section of the reference, but never the one I had selected in the 2D top view.

Unfortunately, meaningful work with view limitations in 3D is not possible.

I tried the following:

- Draw boundary in "Construction Plane Orientation" from the start. But it doesn't work because the option is grayed out.

- Changing the orientation afterwards doesn't work either, I can select the orientation in the info palette, but it doesn't change.

 

What options are there for still working with 2D/3D plans as a referenced cropped view with without being completely lost when rotating in 3D space?

 

My workaround would be to insert the view on two layers, one layer for 2D top view (with viewport crop) and one layer for 3D views (without viewport crop but with clipping box). When changing from 2D top view to 3D views, the respective layer must be selected each time. I actually wish for a section box which also "cuts" in the 2D top view or alternatively a boundary which also works in 3D.

 

Any thoughts?