Meshmixers Cut and remove a portion

[kevinroach62]

I want to cut a portion out of a object in the middle, then put the two left over pieces together. Is this possible and how do I do it?

I just want to make an object shorter by removing a portion in the middle.

Thanks,

Kevin

[MagWeb · Accepted solution]

Assuming you want to get rid of the middle of a vertical object, I would do it this way using PlaneCut and Pivots twice:

1. Upper cut: EDIT/PlaneCut at CutType=Slice(KeepBoth) and FillType=NoFill
2. EDIT/CreatePivot at PlacementMode=FromLastTool > hit DropPivot
3. Lower cut: EDIT/PlaneCut at CutType=Slice(KeepBoth) and FillType=NoFill
4. EDIT/CreatePivot at PlacementMode=FromLastTool > hit DropPivot
5. EDIT/SeparateShells > Discard surface in the middle
6. The lower part active run EDIT/Align. Set Source and Destination = Pivot
7. Click the lower pivot and Shift+click the upper pivot. This alignes both cuts
8. Activate both objects and run EDIT/Combine
9. SelectAll(Ctrl+A , Cmd+A on Mac) and run Edit/Join

[kevinroach62]

I will give this a try!

Thanks!

Kevin

[kevinroach62]

Those instructions worked great, but when it joined together it looked like it tried to match each piece together and didn't work out so well. What I ended up doing was cutting each of the two pieces and saving them. I then 3d printed them and found I didn't need the top piece after all.

Thanks for all your help!,

Kevin