# Split a drawing?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-a-drawing/4176>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [February 26, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-a-drawing/4176 "2019-02-26T18:53:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![ulven](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/ulven/32/3377_2.png) [@ulven](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ulven)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-a-drawing/4176/1 "2019-02-26T18:53:18Z")

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I made two parts on one drawing, how can i split them in two for printing one by one?

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**Author:** ![hamedtopic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/hamedtopic/32/3371_2.png) [@hamedtopic](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/hamedtopic)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-a-drawing/4176/2 "2019-02-26T19:11:48Z")

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Unfortunately the app doesn’t support splitting right now but in the meantime you can follow the process below:

1- Choose tools, subtract first body from second one, export the result to your desired file format (STL, etc.)

2- Undo subtracting, so that you obtain both bodies

3- Follow step number 1 for the other body

4- Undo

Best

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**Author:** ![ulven](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/ulven/32/3377_2.png) [@ulven](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ulven)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-a-drawing/4176/3 "2019-02-26T19:19:31Z")

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Thanks, but what i did was to group the frame and the lid in two groups, hide the frame group, save to stl, and then the lid… problem solved 😄

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**Author:** ![hamedtopic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/hamedtopic/32/3371_2.png) [@hamedtopic](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/hamedtopic)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-a-drawing/4176/4 "2019-02-26T19:20:46Z")

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Yes it’s a good practice to make multiple layers.