Clip can be used to move the hither (front) or yon (back) global clipping plane a specified distance from its current position. The distance is in physical units of length, usually Å; a positive number moves the plane towards the user, while a negative number moves it away from the user. The movement is repeated for the specified number of image update frames (default 1). See the video mini-example. See also: section, thickness, mclip, sop cap, the Side View, movie-related commands
~Clip halts an ongoing clip plane motion. Commands continue to be processed while the requested motion is in progress. To pause command processing until the motion is finished, use the wait command.
A second use of clip is to turn global clipping on and off. Turning it on does not restore previous clipping plane positions.