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Synopsis

viewClipPlane( [camera] , [autoClipPlane=boolean], [farClipPlane=linear], [nearClipPlane=linear], [surfacesOnly=boolean])

Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.

viewClipPlane is undoable, queryable, and NOT editable.

The viewClipPlane command can be used to query or set a camera's clip planes. If a camera is not specified, the camera in the active view will be used. The near and far clip plane flags may be used in conjunction with the auto clip plane flag.

Return value

None

In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Related

camera, cameraView, dolly, listCameras, lookThru, orbit, roll, track, tumble, viewCamera, viewFit, viewHeadOn, viewLookAt, viewPlace, viewSet

Flags

autoClipPlane, farClipPlane, nearClipPlane, surfacesOnly
Long name (short name) Argument types Properties
autoClipPlane(acp) boolean createquery
Compute the clip planes such that all object's in the camera's viewing frustum will be visible.
surfacesOnly(so) boolean create
This flag is to be used in conjunction with the auto clip plane flag. Only the bounding boxes of surfaces will be used to compute the camera's clipping planes.
nearClipPlane(ncp) linear createquery
Set or query the near clip plane.
farClipPlane(fcp) linear createquery
Set or query the far clip plane.

Flag can appear in Create mode of command Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Python examples

import maya.cmds as cmds

cmds.viewClipPlane( 'perspShape', acp=True )
cmds.viewClipPlane( acp=True )
cmds.viewClipPlane( acp=True, ncp=3.0 )
cmds.viewClipPlane( ncp='3.0cm' )
cmds.viewClipPlane( 'perspShape', q=True, ncp=True )