SLICE — Slice

Slices 3D solids by a plane, keeping one side or both.

• Command: SLICE · Global name: _SLICE · Alias: SL
• Ribbon: Home › Modify

Slices one or more 3D solids with a plane, keeping one side or both, like AutoCAD's SLICE. The cut is computed as a boolean against a half-space with the truck kernel; between polyhedra (planar faces) the result is exact.

Usage

1. Type SLICE (or CORTE) or click it in the ribbon.
2. Select the solids to slice and press Enter.

Select the solids to slice and press Enter:

3. Define the cutting plane: a keyword (XY, YZ or ZX, through the center of the solids) or three points.

Cutting plane [XY/YZ/ZX] or three points "x1,y1,z1 x2,y2,z2 x3,y3,z3":

4. Choose the side: click a point on the side you want to keep, or press Enter to keep both.

Side to keep: a point on that side, or Enter for [Both]:

Notes

• With three points, the plane is the one that contains them (their order sets the normal direction).
• Only polyhedra with planar faces are sliced; exact curved-face solids are not supported yet (a later phase).
• See also PRESSPULL, SUBTRACT and INTERSECT.