Searching the better way to split a shape in two.

[simon le bon]

It seems to be so an evidence for lot of you that i havn't found the way to do it anywhere:

"How do we split a complexe shape by the middle"??

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For now, i make a parallel rectangular face ,-, move the shape by is center to surface ,-, Select all, intersect with model ,-, delete an half part. >> laborious, long, many wrong erased pieces. I'm shure we can do it better

simon.

[fbartels]

Simon,

If there is a better way I don't know it. One way to ease the post-intersect selecting is to switch to Parallel Projection, but with a complex model it can still be tedious to get just the geometry you want to keep or erase.

Fred

[Jean Lemire]

Hi Simon, hi folks.

See attached SU file for ideas.

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Keeping one half.skp

[fbartels]

Jean,

Simple and clever.

Fred

[AndriyG81]

Hello everyone
I wanted to add my 5 cents.
Sometimes I find myself working at the unusual angle and with a complex overlapping geometry. This does not always allows me to switch my view in a way where i can select one half. Espatially if i am not cutting by a simple single face.

So here is my method

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one half group_ag.skp

[simon le bon]

Good,, very Good,, Excellent i would say.

I think we've got all we needed.. Thanks SCF folks

simon

[dylan]

Good tuts guys.
The tip about grouping after the intersect is very useful for the more complicated shapes.

Thanks