Create Clip Splines

Introduction
In addition to clipping along a line, EnSight also provides clipping along a defined spline. Spline clips
will query the 2D or 3D parent parts at samples taken along the spline at evenly spaced intervals. Values
along a spline clip can be visualized using profiles, queried and sent to a plotter, or used in further
computations (for example, a line integral).

Basic Operation
1. Select the parent part.

2. Click the Clip icon.

3. Select Spline from the Tool pull-down.

4. Select the desired Spline (to create a Spline, see Use the Spline Tool (p. ?).

5. Set the # of points points on the line.

6. Click on Create using selected parts.

Note:

To adjust the clip you can grab the spline knot points and adjust. The clip will update.

See Use the Spline Tool.

Other Notes
It is sometimes useful to display just the nodes of a spline clip. Using the Feature Panel you can change
the display such that only nodes (not lines) are displayed. The nodes can be shown as dots, crosses, or
spheres. If displayed as crosses or spheres, the size (radius) can be constant or scaled by the value of a
variable. See Set Attributes for more information.

See Also
Introduction to Part Creation, Use the Spline Tool, Create Profile Plots (p. ?), Query/Plot

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Create Clip Splines

Other clips: Create Clip Planes (p. ?), Create Clip Lines, Create Quadric Clips (p. ?), Create Box Clips,
Create IJK Clips (p. ?), Create XYZ Clips, Create RTZ Clips

User Manual: Clip Parts

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