@Normand (Jakob Normand) posted a new topic, subject "V8 WIP clipping planes direction". It read:

   Hi McNeel  
    In the V8 WIP I'm seeing a change/buglet in the way clipping planes are initially created, specifically their direction. When creating a clipping plane the initial direction is away from the active view, which in my eyes is kinda counter intuitive.  
    BR, Jakob

So @wim (Wim Dekeyser) replied

    Hi Jakob -
    
    Jakob Normand:
    
    > When creating a clipping plane the initial direction is away from the active view, which in my eyes is kinda counter intuitive.
    
    Yeah, I struggled with that one for quite some time, but I suppose I'm getting used to it now.  
    This was on purpose but I can't remember the reason. I'll ask.  
    -wim

Then @Normand (Jakob Normand) said

    Wim Dekeyser:
    
    > but I suppose I'm getting used to it now
    
    Yeah, it's not a big deal. I suspected that it might be on purpose, but I'm having a really hard time figuring out what the reason would be. I suspect that there will be a lot of “Why aren't my clipping planes working?” - especially from new users. There's no visual indication that the clipping plane is active, unless the objects behind the clipping plane are larger than what you have on the “other” side; eg. if it's a symmetrical object (and a lot of product designs are!) being clipped down the construction plane/axis.  
    Thanks for chiming in, @wim!  
    -Jakob

@wim (Wim Dekeyser) replied

    Hi Jakob -
    
    Jakob Normand:
    
    > […] but I'm having a really hard time figuring out what the reason would be.
    
    I was pointed to
    
    Clipping Plane + cplane to object orientation + plan combo? Rhino for Windows
    
    > Hi guys, I am a bit confused about how ClippingPlanes orientation is constructed. It seems a bit illogical to me. See here: a) I create Clipping plane - vertical: [image] b) check the gumball - everything is fine. X is to the right, Y to the top, Z aligned with Clipping plane. [image] c) now to the tricky part. SetCplanetoObject creates a Cplane like this: [image] d) “plan” command creates rotated view (?!): [image] It seems that axes are not corresponding correctly. Am I correct? … 
    
    … which resulted in RH-56249 ClippingPlane: Orientation is made consistent with Plane command  
    -wim

Then @Normand (Jakob Normand) said

    Thanks, @wim  
    I understand the quest for consistency between commands, but still find it backwards from a UI perspective!  
    -Jakob


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