{ "id": "clip_sop", "name": "Clip SOP", "displayName": "Clip SOP", "category": "SOP", "subcategory": "Generators", "version": "", "lastUpdated": "2025-08-07T07:49:58.487Z", "sourceFile": "C:\\Program Files\\Derivative\\TouchDesigner\\Samples\\Learn\\OfflineHelp\\https.docs.derivative.ca\\Clip_SOP.htm", "url": "", "description": "The Clip SOP cuts and creases source geometry with a plane.", "summary": "The Clip SOP cuts and creases source geometry with a plane.", "details": "", "usage": "", "tips": [], "warnings": [], "parameters": [ { "id": null, "name": "Group", "label": "Group", "group": "General", "page": "", "type": "float", "dataType": "number", "style": "", "defaultValue": null, "minValue": null, "maxValue": null, "step": null, "menuItems": [], "menuLabels": [], "allowCustom": false, "maxLength": null, "pattern": null, "isArray": false, "arraySize": 1, "dimensions": 1, "description": "From Derivative\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tJump to navigation\n\t\tJump to search\n\t\t\nThe Clip cuts and creases source geometry with a plane.\nclipSOP_Class\n\nContents\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n group - If there are input groups, specifying a group name in this field will cause this to act only upon the group specified. Accepts patterns, as described in in the Scripting Guide.\n\n\n\t\t\n clipop - - Options controlling what part of the clip to keep:\n\n above - Retain the primitives above the cutting plane. below - Retain the primitives below the cutting plane. both - Retain both the top and bottom primitives generated by the cutting plane. Creates a crease in the geometry.\n\t\t\n dist - Allows you to move the cutting plane along the Direction vector. If the (plane's normal) is 0 1 0, putting a positive number in the field moves the plane up in Y.\n\n\n\t\t\n dir - - The default values of 0 1 0 creates a Normal vector straight up in Y, which is perpendicular to the XZ plane, which becomes the clipping plane. 1 0 0 points the normal in positive X, giving a clipping plane in YZ. 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