Scope Boxes control the visibility and behavior of datum planes (Grids, Reference Lines, and Levels) in views when a views cutting plane is within or intersects a Scope Box.

Without Scope Boxes, Grids, Levels, and Reference Lines have an infinite scope, meaning they appear globally (all views) in a project. For example, grid lines appear in all orthogonal views of the model. It is not uncommon to want to limit the presence of datum to specific views.

The purpose of a Scope Box is to limit visibility of datum to a specific portion of your project.

Scope box V Annotation Crop

Scope Boxes are a 3D object placed into the project and is used to consistently crop views. It is essentially the scope of a 3D portion of the project. The same scope can be applied to many views.

Annotation Crop is linked to the Crop View parameter for a singular view. Crop View crops the model components in a view, but not the annotations. The Annotation Crop controls the visibility of the annotations on the view.