Cura Questions - UPDATED - how to cut/split models with cura!

[@heretolearn1354]

you are a life saver! I've spent i don't know how many hours trying to do this to a model !!

[@deltazeesolutions7016]

Been looking for this very thing without having to use meshmixer or other software.... this will help in reprinting failed sections of a larger print. Thanks!

[@1QKGLH]

What version of Cura is this? I can't find the cutting tool in 5.X

[@samiranjoseph9793]

I've been looking for a way to do this for ages to plug in multiple standard 3d print model into a simple circular support base. Really so much easier than going back to the design board and trying to measure and cutting out weird arcs and complicated angles. Super helpful tutorial !

[@waldobroodryk]

This was so helpful, I've been trying to figure out how to add voids/cuts to prints in Cura for the past few months. Thank you for making this video!

[@TheGlitterMan]

Thank you for the video. I'm printing temp tower and I don't need to print anything below 200 C because the filament min temp is 205. This help me save so much time printing and finding a good temp.

[@feynthefallen]

This method depends a lot on your settings. What this does is not so much cut a piece out of the mesh, but cut the mesh in half and modify the print settings for one half so it does not actually print anything. Owing to this, depending on how you tweaked your print settings, you may have to alter different settings from the one shown in the video to get the desired effect.

[@steveleahy1655]

Hmm, just tried replicating this in Cura 5.1.1, but the blocker isn't cutting out when sliced. It just shows as a an additional model still selectable after slicing. Wonder if I missed a step, but the instructions aren't complicated and I went back over it a couple times.

[@vinautomatic]

Is there anyway to cut a mesh like the cut tool in Prusaslicer? This doesn't allow you to truly cut and modify two separate objects after cutting.

[@Kid420]

This has been such a "dirty" life saver - and I love it, thank you!

[@dashleydiepen4487]

My cura doesn’t have the same icons on the left that you are using! Where can I find them?!?!?

[@dashleydiepen4487]

Do I have to hit slice first for those to pop up?

[@mehrdadhaghighi5140]

Great video! I can't change the wall thickness howver.

[@JustPrint3D]

This was exactly what I needed to fix a failed print, thank you much!

[@ForsakEnd999]

So how do you split a model in half and i got from vid is putting holes in models

[@yarlynmuhammad8572]

New to 3D printing. How do you cut it in half but keep both pieces?

[@joeybocker8999]

Did you find anything out?

[@AlejandroRodriguez-ch6nq]

Not sure if you figured it out or not but I used mesh mixer. Cura just does not have the tools to do that unfortunately

[@nathansokalski708]

I have used this method many times to set properties for certain areas of my model, but it doesn't seem to be working for my current scenario, which is setting the Hole Horizontal Expansion property for a hole in my model. Other properties seem to be working fine, but the Hole Horizontal Expansion property seems to be ignored. My basic goal is to enlarge the hole so that I can insert an axle. If I set the Hole Horizontal Expansion property in the properties of the main model, it does what I want (except of course for the fact that it affects certain other areas that I want to leave alone), so I'm not sure what the problem is. Any suggestions?

[@bdunni88]

I can't change wall thickness or Top/Bottom Thickness. They're grayed out and stuck at 0.8

[@bdunni88]

The issue was that I had customized child settings of those main settings. I had to add those too and set those to zero instead.

[@cosmefulanito5933]

I does not have that icons in Cura 5.4

[@royalegavi7643]

Alright so Ive done this process to split it in half but it has a very wide base and I would like to shift it to it prints in the middle of the base plate. However it gives me an error. Any suggestions? Thanks

[@joelecourtois7000]

How do I chop a print in half horizontally?

[@ericcxxxx]

how to slit oversize item in to small item to print on a smaller print plate??

[@lpar1238]

hey, did you ever find a way to do this? Every method suggested on here or anywhere else has not worked for me. MS 3d Builder doesn't work, IdeaMaker doesn't let you download the software, the same with Slic3r. I'm running out of options to do such a simple thing

[@ericcxxxx]

@@lpar1238 3d builder will slit. you need to load in the stl, than click the item and slit in there.

[@zulfaizzulhasni]

Why cant I edit the Wall Thickness and Infill Density to "0" as per the video? After I added the settings, the box is grey and cant be edited. HELP!

[@mlew14]

This does not work in cura 5.0

[@aarondiggens8282]

I have a railing STL which is way bigger than what my printer can build. How do I cut it in half or thirds so I can print it?

[@lpar1238]

hey, did you ever find a way to do this? Every method suggested on here or anywhere else has not worked for me. MS 3d Builder doesn't work, IdeaMaker doesn't let you download the software, the same with Slic3r. I'm running out of options to do such a simple thing

[@AndyIsHereBoi]

i cant set wall thickness on the overlap, its pre set already to 0.8

[@AndyIsHereBoi]

nevermind i had to press the fx thing to change it

[@dcf476]

why did ultimaker delete this option from cura 4.11 onwards?? had to go back to 4.10 to be able to do this, crazy 🤦‍♂

[@jacobspark8394]

Thank you, I was wondering why it wasn't available on my 5.3 version

[@colincampbell3679]

I have a 3D model which I need just to copy one section of it. But in the 3D printed model that section I would copy is in mid air, How do I make sure it is able to be supported there and be able to be rotated etc.? Thanks 🙂

[@claudiuflorea7229]

Hy there! thank you for this video! But I have a problem... when i click "per model settings" and "modify settings for overlaps" there i can't change the value of wall thickness to put it 0. This value is sticked at 1.2 mm and that support blocker will be sorrounded by walls. How can i make that "wall thickness" changeable?

[@dawid1384]

Just check also "Wall line count". Top layers and Bottom layers in some cases should be checked as well.

[@troymcdonald]

How do you do this is Cura 5.6.0?

[@Ranc0r007]

Method does not seem to work in Cura 5.3.1. Followed the steps around 10 times. The support blocking mesh just stays as a selectable mesh, no cutting takes place.

[@Sullykato]

could change the square to circle or sphere?

[@Thereapershadow1]

I have a model that is bigger than the 3-D printer I would like to cut it into different sections can you show me how to do that please.

[@vertiseas]

4:19 thank you, been wondering how to make it fart for so long!

[@CraftedByKord]

😂

[@H3DClips]

I try this but it not working..

[@mattrohrKSU]

same here

[@Vessmeister]

Me too

[@tekeguy68]

Little late but I noticed several people having trouble so this may help others too. You have to make sure you check each object's mesh type and settings. For some reason when I go in to zero out the blocker it also zeroed out everything in the model part I wanted to print even though the settings in my print profile never changed.

[@radioroestig9638]

Why isn't there just a simple way in Cura to automatically split parts in the x-y direction, when the stl file is too tall (or when you specify it to be split), and automatically place the sliced models if possible?

[@Technivorous]

mattercontrol and ideamaker can both do this. try one of them out

[@radioroestig9638]

@@Technivorous I got Slic3r to work, cutting the models in there and then output the .STL to Cura, to generate the gcode. But I still find it weird that Cura just doesn't have these features, even though they look so simple to implement, compared to the other complexities that are implemented in Cura?

[@kevincozens6837]

One confusing part of the video is when going down a list of options Generate Support is selected but the person in the video says they don't need supports so it is left unchecked (in another dialog box).

[@Ork4life]

what pluggin?

[@valpercinabanalan8576]

Where can you find that option?

[@banaanii]

Thank you for the good tip! this is realy helpfull!

[@hermantrue1]

I was try to cut edges from my model in this way (to big for ender table), and still have "Unable to slice" message

[@vassoritzen]

Wall thickness, top/botton thickness, infill density and generate support. Try again! I made a mistake too.

[@metallicaandchimaira]

How do you make a hole for something in mid air? Im trying to print a balloon shaped heart and the tip where I want to make the hole in is in mid air. I tried to cut a 27mm hole for a socket that I made on fusion 360 but when I follow the steps and print the model out it prints the cylinder inside of the heart near the top

[@waraporneyhhebebekdnrnrjgd6784]

this video was perfect because i was gonna print a filament holder but then the holder was too big for the 100mm x 100mm x 100mm base

[@mihazek]

Great video man! thanks

[@GogebicYooper]

It does not seem to work in 5.0. *Bummer* One solution: Fusion 360. Solid>Modify>Split Body. Then hide the body you do not want and File>3D Print>Select Body>Cura. You can split a body more than once to get the desired portion. I wanted a corner so it was straightforward. By moving the body in Fusion you can split the body to get the section that you want to print.

[@steveleahy1655]

Just ran into this 😥

[@PillowheadCreations]

thank u u save me on making shift knobs for people

[@zerodegreesbelow]

excellent video!

[@raugust6786]

Thanks! This was helpful.

[@Darrylx444]

Doesn't work now. Wall thickness can be selected, but can not be changed to zero it. It's grayed out. EDIT: I had to change ALL settings back to default settings, I guess there was a conflict in some other setting that caused the gray out. Works now.

[@blue_beephang-glider5417]

Thank you just what I needed

[@Reds3DPrinting]

thanks bro i gotta keep comin back to this till i memorize it lol.. thanks a ton tho

[@subsonicreviews1835]

sadly this doesn't work on cura 4.11.0

[@dcf476]

yeah just found out had to go back to 4.10 to have these options

[@tekeguy68]

I just did it in 4.11. You have to make sure you check each object's mesh type and settings. For some reason when I go in to zero out the blocker it also zeroed out everything in the model part I wanted to print even though the settings in my print profile never changed. Very handy feature once you iron out the process.

[@dannymcwilliams1656]

great video . I'm hard of hearing . Any chance you could write it out who to do . Thank you

[@GreenAppelPie]

On a PC open the … under the video, there’s an option to do just that.

[@mred9335]

Can you do a video on infill pattern selection? There's alot of options ,I'd like to know when to use one or the other

[@Technivorous]

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[@RufusVidS]

I was hoping to find a round cut rather than square blocker. I have a spindle for my filament spools and the inner diameter isn't wide enough. I was hoping to be able to widen it within cura, but I don't see a built in circular mesh cut. Any tips? (EDIT! I found exactly what I needed: Hole Horizontal Expansion!!! Did the job perfectly!)

[@Technivorous]

Nice! H expansion works wonders. Sorry I didn't answer sooner, son was wrestling!

[@xTheOneBGx]

I’ve been banging my head for hours and it was THIS easy😂

[@stevenhoneyman]

Very neat trick, thanks for sharing!

[@aria_thronix1323]

thanks a lot

[@camilasuarez1297]

Liked and subscribed! Thanks a lot, keep it up!

[@abrahamwondafrash7549]

greate tutorial....thanks!

[@OldSchoolDudeGaming]

Literally not a video on splitting a model up into multiple parts for printing. Waste of time.

[@evlsc400]

Meshmixer does it in a simple step, Move the cutting plane where you want it and a few options, to keep both parts, only keep the one side and close the cut ends, it's a few clicks. To cut objects in other programs OMG... It feels like taking a flight to another country just to go grocery shopping it's so stupid.

[@illuminatorix]

Thank you!

[@Recovery12Life]

this is so dumb why can't we just cut it at an axis like split it in half or slice it in two at a plane what the hell Creality slicer makes it so easy

[@lpar1238]

hey, did you ever find a way to do this? Every method suggested on here or anywhere else has not worked for me. MS 3d Builder doesn't work, IdeaMaker doesn't let you download the software, the same with Slic3r. I'm running out of options to do such a simple thing

[@lisandroiaffar4501]

Thank you!!!

[@tracer0017]

LOL I wasnt able to follow this from the start my Cura doesnt have the option you have. But thanks anyway.

[@carrierunlockerstv]

This didn't work for me😏

[@ervinnnnnn]

i would like to ask some questions , i want sed you pictures so you cold answer properly!! XD the is chance ???

[@thack2502]

NO INSTRUCTIONS on how to SPLIT a model. - I dont want a hole I want to split a too tall to print model.

[@warhorserr3848]

Hahaha fart fit better. Good video

[@suaveystyles9292]

Fart😂😂😂