this is what you would see if you lived in 2d, and some 3d objects passed through your plane. and remember, if you lived in 2d, you would only see in 1d, so you could only see lines and points. turning off real 2d will show you what you normally think of when someone says 2d.
hover over top to show controls z controls the z position of the 3d object. mode controls the 3d object and real 2d controls whether you are viewing from above (0), or from a 2d thing's perspective Challenge: try to guess what object is passing the plane.