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    Is there a plugin to slice an object along a cutting plane?

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    • falkF Offline
      falk
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      OK, that was pretty impressive. It's pretty much how I've been doing it; you're just better at it than I am. You should post this under "tutorials"

      Oh, I also see how using a cutting rectangle instead of a section plane also automagically healed the faces. Very nice.

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      • sdmitchS Offline
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        Is this what you were looking for.

        Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

        http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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        • Dave RD Offline
          Dave R
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          @falk said:

          OK, that was pretty impressive. It's pretty much how I've been doing it; you're just better at it than I am. You should post this under "tutorials"

          Thanks.

          @falk said:

          Oh, I also see how using a cutting rectangle instead of a section plane also automagically healed the faces. Very nice.

          It does if and only if the cutting surface is in the same context as the faces being cut. You're just leaving some of the cutting surface behind to be the face skinning the openings. The cutting surface doesn't need to be a flat face, either. So the pommels on these columns as well as the tops of the reeds were done essentially the same way.

          https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5568/14695628286_768c95bff6.jpg

          As were the stopped chamfers on the stretchers for this hayrake table.

          https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5133/5484028186_e75a00b16a.jpg

          And the stopped flutes on this newel post...

          https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8530/8511785423_9b3ca804d5.jpg

          .. and the cope joints on the rails of this door.

          https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8212/8321018421_692f410d95.jpg

          And you can't do any of those with a section plane.

          Etaoin Shrdlu

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          • falkF Offline
            falk
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            @sdmitch said:

            Is this what you were looking for.

            Yes, exactly. It even healed the faces. Checking out SDM tools now.

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            • falkF Offline
              falk
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              @dave r said:

              ... So the pommels on these columns as well as the tops of the reeds were done essentially the same way.

              As were the stopped chamfers on the stretchers for this hayrake table.

              And the stopped flutes on this newel post...

              .. and the cope joints on the rails of this door.

              And you can't do any of those with a section plane.

              OK, now you're just showing off πŸ˜„

              I've never done anything as nice as those images, but yeah, I've been using this technique for years. I was just looking for something faster for straight cuts.

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              • Dave RD Offline
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                @falk said:

                OK, now you're just showing off πŸ˜„

                Not trying to show off. Just trying to show examples. Anyone can do this stuff.

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                • falkF Offline
                  falk
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                  @falk said:

                  @sdmitch said:

                  Is this what you were looking for.

                  Yes, exactly. It even healed the faces. Checking out SDM tools now.

                  I found lots of cool plugins at http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/, but I couldn't find this one. Is it published yet?

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                  • sdmitchS Offline
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                    @falk said:

                    @falk said:

                    @sdmitch said:

                    Is this what you were looking for.

                    Yes, exactly. It even healed the faces. Checking out SDM tools now.

                    I found lots of cool plugins at http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/, but I couldn't find this one. Is it published yet?

                    No but I have sent it to you by PM.

                    Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                    http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                    • falkF Offline
                      falk
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                      @sdmitch said:

                      No but I have sent it to you by PM.

                      Got it. It's awesome. Thanks! It's exactly what I had in mind. I'm going to put this to good use.

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