Mesh PolyCut

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Menu location
Mesh PolyCut
Meshes → Cutting → Cut mesh
Workbenches
Mesh
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
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See also
Mesh PolyTrim, Mesh TrimByPlane
Contents 1 Description 2 Usage

Description

The Mesh PolyCut command cuts whole faces from mesh objects.

During the command the 3D view cannot be changed. It is advisable to properly line up the 3d view first.
Select one or more mesh objects.
There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the Cut mesh button.
- Select the Meshes → Cutting → Cut mesh option from the menu.
Define a polygon by picking points in the 3D view.
Select an option from the 3D view context menu:
- Inner: removes the faces that are (partially) inside the polygon.
- Outer: removes the faces that are completely outside the polygon.
- Split: removes the faces that are completely outside the polygon, and creates a new mesh object containing them.
- Cancel: cancels the command.

Miscellaneous: Import mesh, Export mesh, Create mesh from shape, Regular solid, Unwrap Mesh, Unwrap Face
Modifying: Harmonize normals, Flip normals, Fill holes, Close hole, Add triangle, Remove components, Remove components by hand, Smooth, Refinement, Decimation, Scale

Boolean: Union, Intersection, Difference
Cutting: Cut mesh, Trim mesh, Trim mesh with a plane, Create section from mesh and plane, Cross-sections
Components and segments: Merge, Split by components, Create mesh segments, Create mesh segments from best-fit surfaces

Analyze: Evaluate and repair mesh, Face info, Curvature plot, Curvature info, Check solid mesh, Boundings info
Additional: Import Export Preferences, OpenSCAD Workbench, Mesh Scripting

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