Lee Griggs shows how to create quick cutaways with the clip geo shader in Arnold.

Many renderers will have a way to facilitate cutaways while rendering, and with Arnold, that’s the job of the clip geo shader. Check out this guide from Arnold rendering specialist Lee Griggs, as he shows how to get set up creating cutaways quickly.

The Clip Geo shader in Arnold allows you to designate a shape that will cut away from other objects at render time based on the intersection.