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and pressing "Copy Active Selection" in the Extract Selection-Filter's object inspector.
 
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Revision as of 11:14, 21 October 2013

The intuitive way to clip the mesh in paraFoam is using the clip filter. However this creates a flat, triangulated surface hiding the mesh's structure.

A more useful "clip" can be obtained using Extract Selection-Filter. The selection is created using the "Select Cells through" button

SelectThroughButton.png

and pressing "Copy Active Selection" in the Extract Selection-Filter's object inspector.