# Slice and Crop Volume Renderings Slicing and Cropping allow to view otherwise hidden, inner parts of a volume without tinkering with the transfer function or the data. Slicing and cropping of a volume rendering is done by a `SlicingPlane` which is assigned to the `Volume`. Up to 16 `SlicingPlane` can be assigned to a volume via the `addTargetVolume` method. One SlicingPlane can be assigned to unlimited volumes. How those planes interact with the volume is governed by the `slicingPlaneEquations` property of the volume. The possible exclusive options are: * **None**, no interaction between planes and volume. The volume will be rendered in full * **Cropping**, the rendering will be split in half by a intersecting plane. One half will be rendered, the other will not. Additional intersecting planes may reduce the rendered parts further. * **Slicing**, only a small slice around the plane will be rendered with full opacity. Multiple intersecting planes will each reveal the area around themselves. * **Both**, Both Cropping and Slicing are active. The area around the slicing plane will be rendered with zero transparency and below it the volume will be rendered regularly. The `SlicingPlane` node itself has no geometry. To make it perceivable or allow user interaction it needs to be attached to other nodes. The calculation for the cropping/slicing happens in world space, therefore volume and slicing plane transforms can and should be manipulated via the scene graph. ## See Also * Scenery examples/volume/OrthoViewExample * Scenery examples/volume/CroppingExample --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.scenery.graphics/scenery/introduction/slicing-cropping-volumes.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.