Splitting Bodies and Surfaces

Use the Combine tool to split bodies and surfaces.

  1. Select Intersect > Combine or press I.

  2. Select the body or surface you want to cut.

    The Select Cutter tool guide is activated.

  3. (Optional) Control the behavior of the cut by selecting options.

  4. Click the surface you want to use to cut the body.

    Depending on the option you chose, the cutting surface will be kept or deleted. Review the information in the Structure panel to see the bodies or surfaces created by the cut.

    Mouse over the target body to see the regions created by the cut.

  5. Click each region you want to delete.

    When you are finished selecting the areas to be deleted, click the Select Target tool guide to combine some more, or select another tool.

Note: If you want to split a body by a face of the body, select the Split Body tool.

If you want to create an edge on a face, select the Split tool.