An XYZ clip is a 1D or 2D slice through 2D or 3D meshes (structured or unstructured). The resulting clip is a 1D or 2D mesh slice where one of the dimensions (for example, X) is held constant (or fixed) while the other one or two dimensions (for example, Y and Z) vary in reference to the local frame of the mesh. XYZ clips can be interactively animated throughout the range of the fixed dimension by manipulating a slider. The minimum, maximum, and step size of the range of the interactive fixed dimension can be set by the user.