{"id":6364,"date":"2025-02-07T11:05:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T05:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/?p=6364"},"modified":"2025-02-07T11:05:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T05:35:26","slug":"create-a-wipeout-buffer-around-closed-polygons-cp_wipeout-cadpower-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/create-a-wipeout-buffer-around-closed-polygons-cp_wipeout-cadpower-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Create a WIPEOUT Buffer Around Closed Polygons: CP_WIPEOUT \u2013 CADPower Command"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>CP_WIPEOUT<\/strong> command in <strong>CADPower<\/strong> for <strong>BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander<\/strong> allows users to <strong>generate a WIPEOUT mask around a closed polygon<\/strong> with a defined <strong>buffer (offset) zone<\/strong>. This tool is particularly useful for <strong>hiding underlying objects<\/strong> in complex drawings while keeping annotations and key elements clearly visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong> CADPower -&gt; Miscellaneous Tools -&gt; CAD Procedures 2nd -&gt; Create a WIPEOUT buffer around closed polygons<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key features include:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Create WIPEOUT Masks<\/strong> \u2013 Generates a <strong>mask around a closed polygon<\/strong> to hide unwanted background details.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Define Buffer Zones<\/strong> \u2013 Allows users to <strong>set an offset<\/strong> around the polygon for precise masking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Improves Drawing Clarity<\/strong> \u2013 Enhances <strong>readability<\/strong> by covering irrelevant or overlapping geometry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ideal for Annotations &amp; Labels<\/strong> \u2013 Ensures <strong>text and important elements remain visible<\/strong> without manual trimming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compatible with Major CAD Platforms<\/strong> \u2013 Works seamlessly in <strong>BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD, and ARES Commander<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With <strong>CP_WIPEOUT<\/strong>, users can efficiently <strong>control visibility, declutter drawings, and enhance presentation clarity<\/strong>, making it an essential tool for clean and professional CAD designs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary The CP_WIPEOUT command in CADPower for BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander allows users to generate a WIPEOUT mask around a closed polygon with a defined buffer (offset) zone. This tool is particularly useful for hiding underlying objects in complex drawings while keeping annotations and key elements clearly visible. CADPower -&gt; Miscellaneous Tools -&gt; CAD Procedures 2nd -&gt; Create a WIPEOUT buffer around closed polygons Key features include: Benefits: With CP_WIPEOUT, users can efficiently control visibility, declutter drawings, and enhance presentation clarity, making it an essential tool for clean and professional CAD designs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[25,683,682],"class_list":["post-6364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cadpower-commands","tag-cadpower-command","tag-cp_wipeout","tag-create-a-wipeout-buffer-around-closed-polygons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6364"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6919,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6364\/revisions\/6919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}