def truncate_array(array1, array2, position):
    """Truncate array1 by finding the overlap with array2 when the
    array1 center is located at the given position in array2."""

    slices = []
    for i in range(array1.ndim):
        xmin = 0
        xmax = array1.shape[i]
        dxlo = array1.shape[i] // 2
        dxhi = array1.shape[i] - dxlo
        if position[i] - dxlo < 0:
            xmin = max(dxlo - position[i], 0)

        if position[i] + dxhi > array2.shape[i]:
            xmax = array1.shape[i] - (position[i] + dxhi - array2.shape[i])
            xmax = max(xmax, 0)
        slices += [slice(xmin, xmax)]

    return array1[slices]