What does the clip command do in AutoCAD?

What does clip do in AutoCAD?

Crops selected objects such as blocks, external references, images, viewports, and underlays to a specified boundary. The clipping boundary determines a portion of an image, underlay, viewport, or external reference to hide.

What is clipping boundary in AutoCAD?

When a clipping boundary is turned off, the boundary does not display and the entire external reference is visible, provided that the geometry is on a layer that is on and thawed. When a clipping boundary is turned off, it still exists and can be turned on.

How do you clip an area in AutoCAD?

To Clip an Xref

1. Select an xref.
2. Click External Reference tab > Clipping panel > Create Clipping Boundary.
3. If prompted, specify yes to delete any existing boundary.
4. Select a polyline or specify a rectangular or polygonal clipping boundary.

How do I delete clippings in AutoCAD?

Click Modify menu Clip Image. Select the clipped image with the boundary you want to delete. Enter d (Delete). The boundary of the clipped image is deleted, and the original boundary of the image is restored.

How do I turn off Xclip?

To temporarily turn off a clipping boundary, use the Off option. Delete erases the clipping boundary and the clipdepth. The ERASE command cannot be used to delete clipping boundaries.

How do you mask in AutoCAD?

To Mask a Drawing Area

1. Click Annotate tab Markup panel Wipeout. Find.
2. Specify points in a sequence that defines the perimeter of the area to be masked. You can also enter p and click an existing polyline to use. The polyline must be closed, contain line segments only, and have zero width.
3. Press Enter to end the command.

How do I crop a PDF underlay in AutoCAD?

To Clip a PDF Underlay

1. Select a PDF underlay. Right-click in the drawing area and click Clip PDF.
2. At the command prompt, Enter s (Select Polyline), p (Polygonal), r (Rectangular), or i (Invert Clip) and then, draw the specified boundary on the underlay.