# Split Body: Existing Edge

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-body-existing-edge/32871>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [July 14, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-body-existing-edge/32871 "2024-07-14T14:19:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![em0sh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3da27b/32.png) [@em0sh](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/em0sh)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-body-existing-edge/32871/1 "2024-07-14T14:19:15Z")

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NX allows for splitting bodies using “extrudes”, which takes geometry like circular edges or sketch circles to split a body. See example here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoSE8katyww](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoSE8katyww)

In an example below, it would enable the threaded trunnion to be split into two bodies using a circle (red).

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/d/7/d72c676f6859f20d4a1b7af7b26a74e60c0a3424.jpeg)

Feature Request: enable splitting bodies with shapes other than planes.

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-body-existing-edge/32871/2 "2024-07-14T14:19:39Z")

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Coming very soon, we are already working on this.

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-body-existing-edge/32871/3 "2024-07-14T16:24:33Z")

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Is this what you’re trying to do?

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**Author:** ![em0sh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3da27b/32.png) [@em0sh](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/em0sh)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 10:12am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-body-existing-edge/32871/4 "2024-07-16T10:12:31Z")

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Yes, exactly, thank you.

The downside to this workflow is the additional steps:

1. Creating a plane
2. Creating a sketch
3. Creating circle
4. Extruding Circle

The NX method is pretty quick/natural. I will think more about how to implement what you’ve shown more naturally, however.