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Access Methods
Button
Ribbon: Insert tab ➤ Reference panel ➤ Clip.
Shortcut menu: Select a PDF underlay to clip, right-click and click PDF Clip.
Summary
The clipping boundary determines the portion of an image outside the
boundary that is hidden. The visibility of the clipping boundary is controlled
by the FRAME system variable.
The boundary you specify must be in a plane parallel to the PDF underlay.
TIP Use the generic CLIP on page 332 command to clip images, external references,
viewports, and underlays.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
On
Turns on clipping and displays the PDF underlay clipped to the previously
defined boundary.
Off
Turns off clipping and displays the entire PDF underlay and frame.
If you re-clip the PDF underlay while clipping is turned off, clipping is
automatically turned back on. You are prompted to delete the old boundary
even when clipping is turned off and the clipping boundary is not visible.
Delete
Removes a predefined clipping boundary and displays the full original
underlay.
New Boundary
Defines a rectangular or polygonal clipping boundary, or generates a polygonal
clipping boundary from a polyline.
Select Polyline Defines the boundary with the selected polyline. The polyline
can be open but must consist of straight line segments and cannot intersect
itself.
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