Split

The Split command divides objects into parts using other objects as cutters.

• Split objects
• Command-line options

Split objects

Steps:

1. Select objects. You can select multiple objects to split with multiple objects.
2. Select the cutting objects. Deselect cutting objects with Ctrl.
3. Press Enter to end the command.

Notes

• Use Untrim to remove a trimming boundary from a surface.
• When you split a surface with a curve in a plan parallel view like the default Top, Front, and Right view, the cutting curve is projected on the surface in the view direction.
• When you split a surface with a planar curve in an angled parallel or a perspective view like the default Perspective view, the cutting curve is projected on the surface in a direction perpendicular to the curve plane.
• When you split a surface with a 3-D curve in an angled parallel or a perspective view, the cutting curve is pulled onto the surface by closest points.

Command-line options

Point (Curves only)
Pick locations on the curve.

Isocurve (Surfaces only)
Split an object by its own isoparametric curves. This option only appears when a single surface is selected. Use the Int object snap for snapping to isoparametric curves intersections.

• Direction
• U: Splits a surface with isoparametric curves in the surface u direction.
• V: Splits a surface with isoparametric curves in the surface v direction.
• Both: Splits a surface with isoparametric curves in both u and v directions.
• Toggle
  Toggles the direction between u and v directions.
• Shrink
  Determines whether or not the resulting underlying untrimmed surface shrinks close to the trimming boundaries