# Splitting a body

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/splitting-a-body/22819>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [December 3, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/splitting-a-body/22819 "2022-12-03T15:21:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Rohan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/rohan/32/15410_2.png) [@Rohan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Rohan)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/splitting-a-body/22819/1 "2022-12-03T15:21:35Z")

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How do I split this part ?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/5/e/5e9c0879da7046e9d86a8a9644b0d48aad78ba05.jpeg)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/4/e/4e028ae477c713e97ef395a3009608ad52e9980a.jpeg)

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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:** [December 3, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/splitting-a-body/22819/2 "2022-12-03T15:45:39Z")

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**Author:** ![Rohan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/rohan/32/15410_2.png) [@Rohan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Rohan)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/splitting-a-body/22819/3 "2022-12-04T02:37:57Z")

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Brilliant 🤩 !!! Thank you Sir . I know this is the solution but I want to do it with the split command. That would be easy and time saving.

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**Author:** ![Matt\_the-Rathje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Matt\_the-Rathje](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Matt_the-Rathje)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 10:37am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/splitting-a-body/22819/4 "2022-12-04T10:37:37Z")

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> [@Rohan](#):
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> but I want to do it with the split command.

I feel you, but the split-feature only works with planar split-geometry. Thats a fact.

Tiger Mikes way to do it is the most intuitive solution for this. Annother way that came to my mind was:

- Add another body that is intersecting with one half of your body  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/4/4/444a9fceaa7535dd292b9fd593a6106dc418f1d9.png)
- Apply a intersect-feature (Make sure to keep the originals)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/3/a/3a348691ba6ccaa96998fbb54b19771238308894.png)
- Now subtract the block-body from your original body and turn “keep originals” to “none”

Now you have the two halfs of your body. Same result as with Mikes solution, different approach.

HTH  
Cheers Matt

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**Author:** ![toncek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b38774/32.png) [@toncek](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/toncek)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/splitting-a-body/22819/5 "2023-07-26T12:47:53Z")

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I really wish split would just work like in Fusion360. It’s so intuitive in Fusion, and it uses the same technological basis.