# Split bodies

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-bodies/37385>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [April 7, 2025, 8:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-bodies/37385 "2025-04-07T08:51:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![IanJenkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/0ea827/32.png) [@IanJenkins](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/IanJenkins)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 8:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-bodies/37385/1 "2025-04-07T08:51:09Z")

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Hi all I’m having issues with split body.

1. Create a 50mm circle on X,Y plane
2. Extrude to +200mm in Z
3. Create construction pane on X,Y and make it 50 X 50
4. Move the construction plane up 100mm and tilt it to 45 degrees. Down in X- and up in X+
5. Use split body with the construction plane as the knife
6. All looks good and now I have 2 bodies one below and one above the construction plane.
7. Select the bottom body and using the move tool, move it along the X axis. Move X + and it gets taller X- and it gets shorter.  
I have tried this with construction planes and also with a padded rectangle using Boolean subtract both have the same result.  
I just want two bodies that I can move around without the geometry changing.  
I’m sure I’m doing something wrong.

I am on an iPad Pro and on the free version of sketcher.  
(I am trying to learn for free before I subscribe)

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you

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**Author:** ![GroMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@GroMark](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/GroMark)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 9:37am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-bodies/37385/2 "2025-04-07T09:37:31Z")

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You should merge your history, if you don‘t need it, that should solve the issue.

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**Author:** ![IanJenkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/0ea827/32.png) [@IanJenkins](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/IanJenkins)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 10:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-bodies/37385/3 "2025-04-07T10:03:01Z")

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Just tried that and it’s still the same

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-bodies/37385/4 "2025-04-07T10:21:35Z")

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You could be also only selecting the face instead the whole body. Whole body selection will highlight the whole model, its done by double clicking.

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**Author:** ![IanJenkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/0ea827/32.png) [@IanJenkins](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/IanJenkins)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-bodies/37385/5 "2025-04-07T10:39:15Z")

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Yes thank you. That was it.  
Thank you