[TD]allow finding child view outside clip rectangle

src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewClip.cpp

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "QGCustomClip.h"
 #include "QGCustomRect.h"
 #include "Rez.h"
+#include "ViewProviderViewClip.h"
 
 
 using namespace TechDrawGui;
@@ -155,6 +156,13 @@ void QGIViewClip::drawClip()
             }
         }
     }
+
+    auto* vpClip = freecad_cast<ViewProviderViewClip*>(getViewProvider(viewClip));
+    if (!vpClip) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_cliparea->setFlag(QGraphicsItem::ItemClipsChildrenToShape, vpClip->ClipChildren.getValue());
 }
 
 

src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderViewClip.cpp

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupItem.h>
 
 #include "ViewProviderViewClip.h"
+#include "QGIViewClip.h"
 
 using namespace TechDrawGui;
 
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ ViewProviderViewClip::ViewProviderViewClip()
 {
     sPixmap = "actions/TechDraw_ClipGroup";
 
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(ClipChildren,(true), "Clip", App::Prop_None, "True clips children. False shows entire child views");
+
+
     // Do not show in property editor   why? wf  WF: because DisplayMode applies only to coin and we
     // don't use coin.
     DisplayMode.setStatus(App::Property::Hidden, true);
@@ -146,4 +150,15 @@ void ViewProviderViewClip::dropObject(App::DocumentObject* docObj)
     }
 
     getObject()->addView(dv);
-}
+}
+
+void ViewProviderViewClip::onChanged(const App::Property* prop)
+{
+    if (prop == &ClipChildren) {
+        QGIView* qgiv = getQView();
+        if (qgiv) {
+            qgiv->updateView(true);
+        }
+    }
+}
+

src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderViewClip.h

@@ -43,11 +43,15 @@ public:
     /// destructor
     ~ViewProviderViewClip() override;
 
+    App::PropertyBool   ClipChildren;
+
     bool useNewSelectionModel() const override {return false;}
 
     TechDraw::DrawViewClip* getViewObject() const override;
     TechDraw::DrawViewClip* getObject() const;
 
+    void onChanged(const App::Property *prop) override;
+
     /// Hide the object in the view
     void hide() override;
     /// Show the object in the view