
There is a gazillion STL files out there of bad quality (most on Thingiverse since it's the major repository of files). I believe you've got a defective mesh to begin with.Īnd here's a rant : that's the whole problem with the 3D printing community. Oddish_body.stl (182.02 KiB) Downloaded 98 times

If there is an easier/better way that you know of please let me know! Basically I just want to get rid of half of this model completely, then mirror it, for 3d printing in 2 separate pieces. I assumed making a giant cube and lining it up perfectly in the middle would be the best way to split something in half perfectly.

It feels like it succeeded, however there are some parts hanging over the subtraction area and when trying to import this directly into simplif圓d, it appears to have lost width completely. I have updated my version and tried again. You'll only grab what you've duplicated as long as all of the geometry is contiguous.Hello, thank you for your comments and help on this. If you accidentally deselect it, just select one part of its geometry and hit Ctrl + L to Select Connected Mesh. In this last case, immediately moving the duplication away from the rest will prevent you from losing it.


You can cut something totally free from the rest. The Rip tool is basically a scalpel that lets you slice meshes apart with great precision.You can hit Y to use the actual Split tool command it will sever the geometry binding of your selection from the rest of the mesh, allowing you to pull it away cleanly without bothering the rest of the shape.If you don't need to separate the mesh into two different object layers, here are some alternative ways to break a primitive down: When modeling in Blender, you might just need a handle or some sort of seam with which to control the shape that you're designing. There are other ways of rendering two parts of the same object or mesh asunder.
