Hi!
Is it possible to slice 3D objects at a specific height?
For example, I have a 3D model from a building, and I'd like to know what the exact outer bounds of the house are at +2m above ground level.
Thanks,
Mark
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Horizontal slices of 3D objects
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Best answer by daveatsafe
Hi @markvv,
FME 2022 now supports surface clipping, so it is possible using the following method:
- Create a 2D box well outside the 3D object to be sliced with a 2DBoxReplacer
- Elevate the 2D box to your desired clipping elevation with a 3DForcer
- Extrude the elevated box by a very small Z distance (ie. 1mm) with an Extruder
- Use the resulting extrusion as a Clipper in the Clipper transformer
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Hi @markvv,
FME 2022 now supports surface clipping, so it is possible using the following method:
- Create a 2D box well outside the 3D object to be sliced with a 2DBoxReplacer
- Elevate the 2D box to your desired clipping elevation with a 3DForcer
- Extrude the elevated box by a very small Z distance (ie. 1mm) with an Extruder
- Use the resulting extrusion as a Clipper in the Clipper transformer
+1- Contributor
- 6 replies
Hi @markvv,
FME 2022 now supports surface clipping, so it is possible using the following method:
- Create a 2D box well outside the 3D object to be sliced with a 2DBoxReplacer
- Elevate the 2D box to your desired clipping elevation with a 3DForcer
- Extrude the elevated box by a very small Z distance (ie. 1mm) with an Extruder
- Use the resulting extrusion as a Clipper in the Clipper transformer
Thanks Dave,
Great, this works!