# How to create a cutting box?

**URL:** https://forum.techsoft3d.com/t/how-to-create-a-cutting-box/1181
**Category:** HOOPS Visualize Web
**Created:** [November 29, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.techsoft3d.com/t/how-to-create-a-cutting-box/1181 "2022-11-29T02:09:45Z")
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### Author: ![guido](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.techsoft3d.com/guido/32/115_2.png) [@guido](https://forum.techsoft3d.com/u/guido)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2022, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.techsoft3d.com/t/how-to-create-a-cutting-box/1181/2 "2022-11-29T12:36:51Z")

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At least from the link it does seem similar to the behavior of the clipping box class you can find here:

> [@ClippingBox Class](https://forum.techsoft3d.com/t/clippingbox-class/557):
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> (updated on 3/17/2023) This fairly straightforward class essentially creates six cutting planes from the bounding box of a list of nodeids. The result is that only elements inside the bounding box will be visible. While it is of course possible to turn off visibilities of individual elements in HOOPS Communicator this approach allows for quickly “focusing in” on a precise area within a model. This can be particularly useful to limit the view to a “Space” in an IFC model where the indi…

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