diff --git a/basegraph.cpp b/basegraph.cpp
index 6b499186..ae174550 100644
--- a/basegraph.cpp
+++ b/basegraph.cpp
@@ -275,7 +275,11 @@ void display_data::set_projection(int ed, bool apply_models) {
       current_display->scrdist_text = cd->ysize;
       }
     else if(DIM == 3) {
-      glhr::projection_multiply(glhr::ortho(cd->xsize/current_display->radius/2, -cd->ysize/current_display->radius/2, 1));
+      glhr::glmatrix M = glhr::ortho(cd->xsize/current_display->radius/2, -cd->ysize/current_display->radius/2, 1);
+      using conformal::clip_max, conformal::clip_min;
+      M[2][2] = 2 / (clip_max - clip_min);
+      M[3][2] = (clip_min + clip_max) / (clip_max - clip_min);
+      glhr::projection_multiply(M);
       current_display->scrdist_text = 0;
       }
     else {
diff --git a/config.cpp b/config.cpp
index 96f51552..d2170c7e 100644
--- a/config.cpp
+++ b/config.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ void initConfig() {
   addsaver(conformal::autoband, "automatic band");
   addsaver(conformal::autobandhistory, "automatic band history");
   addsaver(conformal::dospiral, "do spiral");
+  addsaver(conformal::clip_min, "clip-min", -1);
+  addsaver(conformal::clip_max, "clip-max", +1);
   
   addsaver(vid.backeffects, "background particle effects", (ISMOBILE || ISPANDORA) ? false : true);
   // control
@@ -2076,6 +2078,9 @@ unordered_map<string, ld&> params = {
   {"lvspeed", conformal::lvspeed},
   {"rotation", conformal::rotation},
   {"mori", conformal::model_orientation},
+  {"mori_yz", conformal::model_orientation_yz},
+  {"clipmin", conformal::clip_min},
+  {"clipmax", conformal::clip_max},
   {"topz", conformal::top_z},
   {"mtrans", conformal::model_transition},
   {"hp", conformal::halfplane_scale},
diff --git a/conformal.cpp b/conformal.cpp
index 8d5d4330..834203cd 100644
--- a/conformal.cpp
+++ b/conformal.cpp
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ namespace conformal {
   ld rotation = 0;
   int do_rotate = 1;
   ld model_orientation, halfplane_scale, model_orientation_yz;
+  ld clip_min, clip_max;
   ld ocos, osin, ocos_yz, osin_yz;
   ld cos_ball, sin_ball;
   bool model_straight, model_straight_yz;
@@ -731,6 +732,28 @@ namespace conformal {
           });
         }
       }
+        
+  if(DIM == 3 && pmodel != mdPerspective) {
+    const string cliphelp = XLAT(
+      "Your view of the 3D model is naturally bounded from four directions by your window. "
+      "Here, you can also set up similar bounds in the Z direction. Radius of the ball/band "
+      "models, and the distance from the center to the plane in the halfspace model, are 1.\n\n");
+    dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("near clipping plane"), fts(clip_max), 'c');
+    dialog::add_action([cliphelp] () {
+      dialog::editNumber(clip_max, -10, 10, 0.2, 1, XLAT("near clipping plane"), 
+        cliphelp + XLAT("Objects with Z coordinate "
+          "bigger than this parameter are not shown. This is useful with the models which "
+          "extend infinitely in the Z direction, or if you want things close to your character "
+          "to be not obscured by things closer to the camera."));
+      });
+    dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("far clipping plane"), fts(clip_min), 'C');
+    dialog::add_action([cliphelp] () {
+      dialog::editNumber(clip_max, -10, 10, 0.2, 1, XLAT("far clipping plane"), 
+        cliphelp + XLAT("Objects with Z coordinate "
+          "smaller than this parameter are not shown; it also affects the fog effect"
+          " (near clipping plane = 0% fog, far clipping plane = 100% fog)."));
+      });
+    }
     
     if(pmodel == mdPolynomial) {
       dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("coefficient"), 
@@ -1144,6 +1167,11 @@ namespace conformal {
       shift_arg_formula(conformal::model_orientation);
       shift_arg_formula(conformal::model_orientation_yz);
       }
+    else if(argis("-clip")) { 
+      PHASEFROM(2); 
+      shift_arg_formula(conformal::clip_min);
+      shift_arg_formula(conformal::clip_max);
+      }
     else if(argis("-mtrans")) { 
       PHASEFROM(2); 
       shift_arg_formula(conformal::model_transition);
diff --git a/hyper.h b/hyper.h
index 453bf6a7..8cb2fc60 100644
--- a/hyper.h
+++ b/hyper.h
@@ -1405,6 +1405,7 @@ namespace conformal {
   extern ld top_z;
   extern ld spiral_angle, spiral_x, spiral_y;
   extern ld spiral_cone;
+  extern ld clip_min, clip_max;
   
   // screen coordinates to logical coordinates: apply_orientation(x,y)
   // logical coordinates back to screen coordinates: apply_orientation(y,x)
diff --git a/shaders.cpp b/shaders.cpp
index 4072b76e..497347ae 100644
--- a/shaders.cpp
+++ b/shaders.cpp
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ void init() {
       sh3 || sr3 || ball,"t[3] = 1.0;",
       
       band || hp || s3 || ball,"gl_Position = uP * t;",
-      dim3 && !s3, "vColor.xyz = vColor.xyz * (1.0 - gl_Position.z / 2.0);",
+      dim3 && !s3, "vColor.xyz = vColor.xyz * (0.5 - gl_Position.z / 2.0);",
       1,         "}"), 
       
       stringbuilder(