Split

Split cuts one part into two parts along a flat plane. Use it to cut the lid off a box, or to cut a big model into two halves that each fit on the 3D printer.

One piece keeps the part's name. The other piece becomes a new part, with (split) on the end of its name.

How to use it#

1. Click Split, or press Y.
2. Choose the Part, or click it in the view.
3. Choose what to Split with: the Top plane, Front plane or Right plane, or a plane you made.
4. For the Top, Front or Right plane, type an Offset to move the cut to where you want it.
5. Check the preview, then click ✓.

Options#

Tips#

• To cut at an angle, or along a face of the part, make a Plane first. A plane can start from a face, and it can be tilted. Then choose it in Split with.
• For a box with a lid: make a solid block, then Shell it with no faces picked, which makes it hollow and closed. Then split it with the Top plane, moved up with Offset to where the lid starts.
• Double-click the new part in the parts list to give it a better name, such as Lid.
• One Split makes two pieces. For more pieces, add another Split.

If it does not work#

• The plane does not cut through this part. The plane misses the part. Change the Offset, or choose a different plane.
• Choose the part to split. Choose a part in the Part list, or click it in the view.
• The splitting plane (Plane 1) comes after this feature. Drag Plane 1 above it. Split can only use a plane made before it in the feature tree.