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Resize Clipping Boundaries
If you want to change the shape or size of a clipping boundary for external
references and block references, you can use grips to edit the vertices just as
you edit any object with grips.
In case of rectangular grip editing, you can maintain the closed four-sided
rectangle or square shape of the rectangular clipping boundary because two
vertices of the same side of the rectangular clipping boundary are edited
together.
NOTE With Clipping boundaries, you cannot display self-intersecting polygonal
boundaries. An error message is displayed and the boundary reverts to the last
boundary.
Limitations for Clipping Boundaries
When clipping an referenced drawing or block the following limitations apply:
■ A clipping boundary can be specified anywhere in 3D space, but it is always
applied planar to the current UCS.
■ If a polyline is selected, the clipping boundary is applied in the plane of
that polyline.
■ Images in external references or blocks are always clipped within the
rectangular extents of the reference. When you apply polygonal clipping
to images in externally referenced drawings, the clipping boundary is
applied to the rectangular extents of the polygonal boundary, rather than
to the polygon itself.
See also:
■
Clip Raster Images on page 1400
■ Clip Underlays on page 1379
To clip an xref
1 Click Insert tab ➤ Reference panel ➤ Clip Xref.
2 Select an xref.
3 At the prompt, specify New Boundary by pressing Enter.
4 Select a polyline or specify a rectangular or polygonal clipping boundary.
Specify the corners or vertices of the boundary.
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