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clipping path
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clipping path
A silhouette of an area that serves as a mask. Only that portion within the clipping path (mask) appears when placed into another application or combined with another image. The area outside the clipping path becomes transparent.
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Normally any geometry that is closer than the near clipping plane or beyond the far clipping plane is discarded (clipped).
Methods for quantifying and characterizing errors in pixel-based 3D ... by Hagedorn, John G.; Terrill, Judith E.; Peskin, Adele P.; Filliben, James J. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Clipping planes may automatically be set to the extents of a loaded Laser Model.
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5 will enable easier creation of classic 3D visualization applications: interactive positioning of clipping planes, modification of look-up tables, as well as filtering and treatment by programmable shaders.
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