# Clipping a mesh file (STL) using another STL file

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/clipping-a-mesh-file-stl-using-another-stl-file/13255
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [November 14, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/clipping-a-mesh-file-stl-using-another-stl-file/13255 "2023-11-14T13:54:23Z")
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### Author: ![Alimokh91](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alimokh91](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Alimokh91)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/clipping-a-mesh-file-stl-using-another-stl-file/13255/1 "2023-11-14T13:54:23Z")

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Hello everyone,

Can I clip a mesh file (STL) with another mesh plane (imported as an STL file)? Which filter is suitable to do that?

The main reason for this is that I want to clip and also create a slice (intersection of both stl files) using a finite plane (in which I have a point and normal vector for the plane) but only in a finite size, and I don’t want to apply it to all the geometry as an infinite plane.  
Thank you all!

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/clipping-a-mesh-file-stl-using-another-stl-file/13255/2 "2023-11-14T14:18:07Z")

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@Charles_Gueunet

(Should we add a FAQ answer for this question ? I feel like it is being asked twice a week)