# Splitting sketches

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [July 9, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/splitting-sketches/38689 "2025-07-09T14:39:08Z")\
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I think you are not asking for this because it creates more steps, but does what you describe.

Use offset plane, put value in the offset variable, project onto Plane Offset and variables controls distance from 0 to what you prefer. Projected Sketch moves with the Offset Plane.

That concept was used here:

> [@3d Printable Screw and Nut](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/3d-printable-screw-and-nut/38503/5):
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> Here is the Shapr file if you like to adjust parameters via variables. This is not a thread generator, but just a optimized PLA thread with adjustable size and tolerance adjustments. [Screw & Nut.shapr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/uploads/short-url/yxmPZqVgmXU0OMGTmp5ippfD0ch.shapr) (530.7 KB)

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