Beginner trouble with deleting half of a mesh

[jtroutt19]

Hello, 

I am trying to cut a portion of a mesh away and delete it. After it is gone a simple flat surface needs to be applied. 

I thought doing a plane cut would work but it will not allow me to cut up to the point I want. It stops 5mm away from where I need it to be. So I thought maybe doing a separate would work and then deleting the part I didnt want piece by piece. That doesnt work because when I go to select a certain face it selects a totally different face on the part I want to keep.

I thought maybe I could make it a BREP and then create a box over the part I dont want to keep and then delete it but I cant seem to do that either. Anyone provide some assistance? 

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Here is one example how to do it:

But to be honest, I would mostly choose Autodesk Meshmixer for such tasks. 

[jtroutt19]

Thank you for both links. I ended up downloading the other porgram you linked and played with it for a bit. I got accomplished what i wanted there were still some issues with it.

I want to learn fusion though so i am gonna end up going back and doing it in fusion. 

In the end i found out that the model i was working with was the wrong dimensions for what i was needing so used it as a starting point and built my own in fusion.

Its printing now which is a neat feeling to have designed something and have it some to life. Thank you again for your help. 

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I'm a hobbyist. Designing things in Fusion 360 is fun. But starting with a STL file is IMHO not the best starting point. So go and design your own parts. IMHO that's the strong part of Fusion 360. 

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Can you upload your STL or provide a link to it. I'm just curious what it is and how hard it is to recreate. 

[jtroutt19]

Yes i can post it when i get home. So i was trying to make something that would hold my safety razor, bowl and brush i couldnt find anything on thingiverse that fit what i wanted but there was something close. 

In the end I created my own based on measurements of my razor and brush bowl sizes here is a picture of it printer out 

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In the end I created my own based on measurements of my razor and brush bowl sizes here is a picture of it printer out 

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That's great! And projects like this are great to start with. You have to formulate your design, play with measurements and clearances and the design has some tweaks. Well done.