It is sometimes desirable to cut parts to, for example, reveal the interior of a solid or remove unwanted or unneeded portions of a model. EnSight can cut any server-based part and either keep both "sides" or discard one. Any of the 3D tools (Plane, Quadric, or Box) can be used as the cutting surface.

The cut operation produces dependent copies of the parent part. The part(s) resulting from a cut are completely valid parts consisting of standard element types. These parts can be used for any operation - including further cuts.