# Split an edge

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-an-edge/2495>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [June 7, 2018, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-an-edge/2495 "2018-06-07T12:09:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tenaki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tenaki/32/1936_2.png) [@Tenaki](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Tenaki)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-an-edge/2495/1 "2018-06-07T12:09:45Z")

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I’ve got an edge that i want to do a chamfer for only a portion of it, but am not sure hw to split it.

![02ADB55C-27AB-436A-A56B-5BAD28F47E7D](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/3/33e07da5a4be432e28c7a32184c6e35355996807.jpeg)

Ive attached a screenshot. The red loop is the edge I’m trying to split, and the blue arrow is roughly the portion where I want to keep it a straight edge, but every point up to there i want to have a chamfer.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![DanielR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/danielr/32/582_2.png) [@DanielR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DanielR)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 12:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-an-edge/2495/2 "2018-06-07T12:29:02Z")

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Hi just divide your face with a quick sketch, and extrude the parts separately. Chamfer the edges you want then use the Union tool to merge the bodies.

I did a short video that might [help](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1biM2LfaDZc27QwH9c59w5OgfWtzGZgaF/view?usp=sharing) (click on link!)

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**Author:** ![Tenaki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tenaki/32/1936_2.png) [@Tenaki](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Tenaki)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 1:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-an-edge/2495/3 "2018-06-07T13:19:58Z")

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Hi!

Thank you for the video, it was very helpful! I found that if I tried to use the extrude tool on both faces, it won’t work. The only way I could get it to work was to follow your steps exactly, which was to pull-to-extrude one face, and then use the extrude tool on the other face.

Attempting to use the extrude tool on both faces (or pull-to-extrude on both faces) resulted in the pieces joining up again!

Thank you very much! 😄