// What it does
Hides everything above a clipping plane that you control with a vertical bar on the right edge of the viewport. Bottom = first printed layer. Top = full model.
Controls: Scrub through layers toggle, Position slider/number input, Layer lines every N layers for faint horizontal contours.
// When to use it
- Spotting where colour bands actually fall in the print (often differs from where you see them on the unsliced mesh).
- Understanding why the swap bar shows certain hot spots — pair the two views.
- Showing a customer or collaborator how a print will come off the bed.
- Catching mistakes — a tiny floating island of colour that you never noticed because it's hidden inside the model.
// How to use it
- Check tab → Layers → Scrub through layers. Right-edge bar appears with TOP / PLATE labels.
- Drag the bar thumb to the bottom — only the first printed layer is visible.
- Drag up slowly to reveal layers. Call out colour bands as they appear.
- Or type a layer number in Position when matching a slicer screenshot.
- Layer lines every N: 1 = every layer gets a faint contour, 5 = every fifth, 0 = off.
// Tips
- Confused with Build orientation? Layer view assumes whatever Up axis is set in Build orientation.
- Model looks weirdly flat at the top? The clipping plane is doing its job — scrub up.
- Model half-cut for no reason? Check the right-edge bar — you may have left it part-way down.
Pair with the swap bar
Turn on Show swap bar as well. The swap-bar marker tracks the scrub position so you can see exactly which colour change lands at which height.