Clipping plane for specific object

[Aris_Nikolopoulos]

Hi all,
Archviz question again:
I am rendering a floor orthographic top view and I would like to use a clipping plane just for the shell (the walls) but leave everything else unclipped (so camera clipping distance cannot be used)

is there a way to do it?

[riidom]

Hi Aris, how about a cube that is parented to the camera so it follows view and does a bool on the walls? That’s what came to mind first at least.

[burnin]

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[Aris_Nikolopoulos]

good idea but burnin’s sounds much better!
@burnin amazing! I’ll give it a try right away!!!

[Aris_Nikolopoulos]

is it 2.8 compatible?
I only found instructions for 2.7, followed them (in 2.8) but the addon does not appear in the list (I only found “node wrangler” is that it?

[LazyVirus]

If you’re using cycles and your walls have no thickness, take a look if this solution fits your needs.
(with walls’ normals pointing inside)
In poor words, the cube material is principled(green) inside and transparent outside.

[burnin]

Oh, you know nothing Well, it’s scripted osl shader.
So just take it easy, read and learn some, while doing the Boolean operation for starters.

[Aris_Nikolopoulos]

@burnin

Oh, you know nothing

well that’s encouraging hehehe