# Split ikea pegboard

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [July 13, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-ikea-pegboard/41229 "2026-07-13T13:50:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-ikea-pegboard/41229/1 "2026-07-13T13:50:41Z")

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Hello please am stuck and i need help, i designed this pegboard of dimension 720mm x 720mm am trying to split the design into 6 different sections of 240mm each, trying to achieve a modular skadis pegboard that has a center piece and joins perfectly well when 3D printed in 240mm, please am stuck and don’t know how to go about splitting it

 ![IMG_3744](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/8/6/86231de853ba516351efaa66caf02f568d26ddb1.jpeg)

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**Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-ikea-pegboard/41229/2 "2026-07-13T14:21:21Z")

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Think puzzle pieces?

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**Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-ikea-pegboard/41229/3 "2026-07-13T14:24:19Z")

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-ikea-pegboard/41229/4 "2026-07-13T14:58:09Z")

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You need only make 3 models. 1 corner, 1 central edge, 1 inner piece.

 ![Screenshot 2026-07-13 075644](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/4/8/486d49d6b7e2d29335b546fd658433d762d140af.jpeg)

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**Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-ikea-pegboard/41229/5 "2026-07-13T14:59:56Z")

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You will need about 0.25 - 0.35 mm tolerance on the out protruding bits to get it to assemble easily.

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**Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-ikea-pegboard/41229/6 "2026-07-13T15:04:20Z")

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Not to scale but you get the idea? And you don’t have to use circles… t-slots?

 ![Screenshot 2026-07-13 080131](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/f/5/f50201f4afb5e9d954fec0d001292e15d1fefa7d.jpeg)

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**Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-ikea-pegboard/41229/7 "2026-07-13T15:06:27Z")

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Apply your slot pattern to that and you could print a whole wall.

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**Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-ikea-pegboard/41229/8 "2026-07-13T15:09:32Z")

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For simply splitting you could use an offset plane.

 ![Screenshot 2026-07-13 080828](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/5/3/532be5a97d6edd3c00848c71b25d9f0f65c43244.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![tekhavennaija](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@tekhavennaija](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/tekhavennaija)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-ikea-pegboard/41229/9 "2026-07-13T16:22:48Z")

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![IMG_3745](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/0/0/0025d8cdf1b0bfd90d4781af56669db58e5a5cf1.jpeg)Been able to figure it splitting it out, not looking to add a key as i will be modeling a seperate key that will be used to attach them together from behind