How to Split Objects In Tinkercad!

[@VampireOnline]

What a silly process but man am I glad you made this video! 4 years later and it's still the same way from what I can figure out!

[@skampp]

Dude this video is solid gold. I know it's old but the feature packet hasn't improved in this area in TC so it's 100% still accurate. Thanks for the great tips.

[@henringui7233]

Omg... i sooo need to know how to do this in Fusion 360. Spent a whole day on Fusion 360 and ended up using Tinkercad to do this. Thanks for sharing these very useful techniques!

[@VampireOnline]

Man! I have to come back to this video about every 3 months when I need to do this! Thanks for the video again!

[@SkyGunner-fu7gy]

I have to say Thank You for this video! I've been scratching my head on how to cut a model in half to print on my smaller printer for a couple of weeks. This made it soooooo much simpler for me.

[@binaryoptionsdemoaccount5198]

Thank you it worked like a breeze, for those who said it does not work, you need to listen to the man properly and follow his instructions, even if you need to rewind on the youtube video a couple of times in stages. Thanks man much appreciate the tutorial

[@Nordic_Mechanic]

seriously tinkercad needs a cut function

[@Senharampai]

i like how alot of us are recent viewers lol

[@nickel392]

Yeah, the need to do a hundred steps just to slice an object is just... ridiculous!

[@emanon-]

@@nickel392 I'm so used to inventor that tinkercad makes everything 50% more tedious

[@xyber81]

Add 1mm to the length you want to cut. Add a box and resize it into basically a 1mm sized wall (or blade). Place it at the cut point and call it a hole. CHOP! With a ball/cone/cylinder etc chop at an offset to keep a piece in spec and then duplicate back to a whole

[@nubgabriel6655]

YES I 100% AGREE

[@sarahmurphy5464]

Just finished a project I have been puzzling over for months. Thanks to this tutorial it all suddenly came together. Thanks for making it clear with an excellent tutorial.

[@jbrem372]

Other way is to 1. Measure object and make copy 2. divide length by 2 And make box that length 3. Make copy of box and use align tool to put each box on each copy of object you want to split directly at the end of it 4. Combine each box and shape and now u have two halves of the object

[@kaprutt]

7 years later and this video helped me a ton, thank you for making such great content!

[@tactics2871]

Wow first one of your videos I’ve ever watched thank you so much I had to split a helmet in half on Tinkercad and I didn’t know how

[@crusaderdeo9054]

i'm also splitting a helmet ( a clone trooper helmet)

[@philipea6961]

Your instructions are too messy. I have a much easy way to do it: 1) duplicate the object you want to split 2) build a hollow box over the first half 3) combine 4) repeat previous steps with the left half

[@airgunningyup]

thats what i do , takes 30 seconds , no complexity

[@ramaSwamp]

I have split like 100 models so far but every so often my brain just goes blank and I have to come back to your video. Thanks a lot!

[@almillington7256]

I have watched this video about 40 times and still no idea. if I follow it word for word when I do the first grouping I lose the half of the object I selected - it disappears, leaving me the contents of the other box only. And shift click actually highlights half the web browser in blue and does nothing. What is the point of the box?Why am I zooming into the picture to select the item?Grouping doesn't feel intuitive to cut the object in half, it simply groups a box and an item (then removes them)

[@gr0ove]

I had some issues myself, but mine was with a detailed object, so the lag it took to make the change made me think nothing was happening, but I had to wait 5 seconds instead. Also if you can get things to work for one half, just do the opposite order for the other half, eventually it will work if you try a couple variations.

[@motoarzan791]

Same here. Loose half the first object you separate. have to copy entire object first an do the spitting process twice on each, keeping the opposite side.

[@rexluna]

Get your boxes laid out like he shows in vid. then before you "group objects" -Select All - and duplicate everything- then group each side in the separate model. For me, sometimes it works like in the video, sometimes i have to duplicate first. Seems to depend on size and complexity.

[@AsadKhan-yv4wv]

same this isnt helping

[@nailkuduzovic5461]

you need to first duplicate the object you want to split i think

[@kentharris7427]

Needed to split a battery holder tray in half. I have a AA and AAA battery dispenser, just needed the 9 volt tray. Worked liked a charm. A 9 hour print went down to 2 1/2 Hours!

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

Very useful video. My son and I are learning 3D modeling together using TinkerCAD so we can print off our own designs and it's mostly going well, but tips like these can really help.

[@ChaosCoreTech0]

+Mighty Jabba's Collection Thank you! I'm glad it's helpful. There's really nothing better than being able to design something and have it in your hands a few hours later. :)

[@bskarpa]

How would you connect them back together? If I wanted to make a flat plane bigger than my print bed, how would I make them like a puzzle so they go back together.

[@bskarpa]

@Valentin Grabchak that would just make them smaller, not connected

[@wickedlilthang6168]

I just started learning this process and i'm so greatful for you for teaching this. I was able to create something simple because of you. Much love.

[@eherby]

What if you want to split the items and construct the two pieces with a locking tab to connect them. I'm thinking of how I could make a mount for my iphone lighting cable

[@graebeard6882]

I found this video several months ago and have been using it ever since. Effective but can get confusing. I modified this process by first duplicating the original object, then sliding one of them down with the cursor until there's a decent gap between the two. Then I follow his method making the two space cubes. Here's my mod - select one of the two space cubes and cursor drag it down over the duplicated original. Now you have two sets of original plus space, clearly showing an original with a left space and another with the right space. Select a set and combine it then repeat with the other set.

[@Daft_Ideas]

Third way to select red box...just make the "hole" boxes you used for erasing invisible...then when you've selected box click "show all"...

[@jacktutzauer262]

Great video. I had to insert a splice in the middle of a part to make it longer. I used your video to make the cut. It worked perfectly. Thanks!

[@DogeisCut]

Just Erase Half And Copy And Flip The half

[@masonauto631]

That's actually what I do

[@yoerim360]

i was looking for a way to get 4 'pins' on a front for a box that hold the print with a screen on to move slightly as the print i have seems to have the openings more on the ouside than the stl

[@Hammerjockeyrepair]

im lost, when I go to group objects the one half disappears completely

[@WillieStubbs]

I also like to make my build plate huge so I have more room to work and when my model is done, put my plate by to normal size. Sometimes I'll open two tabs in my browser and copy and paste parts into one tab to make it easier to work with one section at a time and then merge the two together on a single build plate in one of the two tabs I have opened.

[@Nathan1975Liggy]

problem I have a Circuler logo but when making the STL of the logo it has also added the transparent square the logo circle sits on. How would I remove the circle from a square.

[@gabrielflo5932]

How would ya add supports to a large object? Trying to print a helmet

[@AshleyL331]

Omg thaaaaank you for this!!!! I couldn't figure out how to do this to save my life haha You are officially my here 😆

[@2012nadineburns]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! This was the best video I've found on how to slice my files While the layout did change since this video was changed, the same exact steps worked. The buttons were moved and icons were changed, but the functions are all still there and accounted for.

[@Chris-vc1dh]

Thank you 🙏 for nice guide. But I want to print a small Rc plane fuselage which will be hollow inside and now I know how to split but how do I join the parts so they are glued straight and alighted, something that a bit of one slides into the other and the joint is nice?

[@mickyas1000]

Not sure what i'm doing wrong but when i zoom, it won't zoom close enough to be inside the 'hole', i've tried making the 'hole' the entire size of the grid, but it's as if the 'hole' is a solid object as opposed to a box???

[@koentjeana]

Very nice! Same applies for a horizontal cut? My print is too high and a I'd want a different colour for the top section...

[@dennisu11]

Love the technique. Using it all the time now. What I am trying to do now with it is make a two part model split with a screw on one side and a thread on the other that will allow it to be printed and then affixed together with the parts aligned perfectly by using the split and not moving the object while making the screw/thread parts. Any idea on a way to do it would be appreciated.

[@Danjor0613]

I know this is a bit late but it might help someone else. What I did was I split the object using his method and then created 4 holes with corresponding pins on the opposing model. The two pieces fit together perfectly. I managed to get the tolerances for the holes down to the point that I don't even need to use epoxy to hold them together but you can definitely use this method along with a light layer of epoxy to make the bond unbreakable.

[@bullitanaconda]

Hi the shape menus disappeared! I cant no more drag a shape into the work space because it disapeared.

[@rycoryco2888]

If possible, please explain how to divide an ellipse into 9 equal sections. I see Auto Cad tutorials but nothing in TinkerCad. I'd like to apply this info to construction of geometrical design forms.

[@crohead13]

It took me a couple of times too. I think the problem people have is, that they forget that they have to duplicate the object inside the hole rectangles, before doing the combine steps. Once I did that, the light bulb came on. Thanks

[@Pj-rk7ih]

Hi, can you show me how I can extend something after I have made it? I’m making some frame guards for a motorcross bike and they need to be slightly longer, but I don’t want to start again as they fit great, just need to be 60mm longer at the top part. The section is like an inverted U, 120mm long, but I need to stretch just that part to 165mm. Thanks

[@garranaga]

How do I make 3D print a solid print to give it more strength and durability? Thx

[@goldsilverjunkie]

How can I make a mold with a cavity in it and all 4 walls with 2° angles? I’m frustrated.

[@SilenceSilver]

Thank you for this! I'm making my first personal 3d print and not just something I found on thingiverse, but my printer is not that big so this is a great solution!

[@sitgesvillaapartmentneilsc7924]

Always wondered how to do this and normally i just use hollow boxes and do it along fangled way but it worked, this is 60 second stuff though, thanks so much.

[@jtisaacs]

Thanks for the lesson. Very easy to follow.

[@DustinBlodgett]

Thank you thank you thank you!!! This was so helpful! Appreciate your work on making this video!

[@advocatus360]

Wow, the zoom is gold.

[@ehm0315]

Do you have any tips for hollowing out designs to use less material when printing?

[@ChaosCoreTech0]

+Ellen Hunt That's a good subject for a video! I'll make it soon. Thanks for the suggestion. :)

[@utetrahemicon]

+Ellen Hunt That's a good question Ellen. I think it would depend on the shape of the object. Symmetrical objects would be easier. I make Tinkercad eggs into eggshells by making a slightly smaller copy turned into a hole and then use the align tool to center it inside on all 3 axis' and then group 'em. If the object isn't symmetrical you could assemble an array of holes of the needed shapes, maybe just a bunch of tall hexagons of various heights because they pack efficiently and group them. Next make that solid and the outside object a hole so you can see how the cavity fits inside. Then turn the cavity object into a hole again and the outside solid and group 'em. Internal overhangs might be a problem depending on the shape of the top. I'm sure CCT can figure another way, I'd like to see his video when it comes out. Good luck, I'm going to try it... We can all use shorter print times that use less material.

[@dkcsn]

Its so strange. If i create a simple box - it works fine. If i have more complex items i cant "zoom" into the items? - is there any guidelines here ?

[@bejay69]

What an absolute faff just to split something. Also my screen isn't the same as yours, no 'design' button.

[@djkouza]

Same I have no design option, my Tinkercad looks more basic.

[@dennisu11]

How to get inside the hole to select the object to cut when it won't move inside the hole from any position?

[@jg9115]

Howdy, My tinkercad interface looks a little diff than yours. I tried to zoom into an object but it stops just outside of it. I tried to change the camera from the top view but also no luck. Is there some setting I need to click on to use this function as I can see where it would be very helpfull. I even tried swinging the plane and backing in but it still stops just outside the object. any help you can give will be much appreciated. starting to think they disabled this function. Thanks.

[@bmemike]

This saved me a lot of time - thanks for the tips. Tinkercad seems to interact with STLs in some ways far better than other modeling software.

[@jaydenbateman6845]

Does anyone else get an error/ red border around your boxes when you try to group the second time? I select two boxes, make a copy, group them, then select the object to cut out with the grouped boxes. I get an red border around my grouped boxes. PLEASE HELP

[@Bobster986]

This was very helpful, but with the new version of Tink I couldn't zoom into (through) the object, so I just clicked copy and pasted both sides making separate copies and that seemed to work.

[@RevampedOutdoors]

Thanks for the tutorial, I couldn't get this to work on the current version, I had to use the same method after duplicating the 3 objects instead of duplicating the object to be cut. Then I had to complete the operation twice to get them to split. For some reason the top would remove and when I grouped the bottom it just deleted it like normal instead of leaving two parts. But your steps helped me get there!

[@raphacanna9922]

Actually works.. thanks. Great video, appreciate your time.

[@bobcarwell9172]

Why can't you draw a hollow box around the object to be cut starting with the left edge of the box at the center of the object and dragging its right edge until it covers the right half of the object. Duplicate the whole thing and move it to the side. Then join the first box and object to cut off the right half of the object. Then go to the duplicate and drag the right edge of the box all the way to the left past the left edge of the object and then join that, leaving the right half of the object. Am I missing something ? And I can't seem to simply zoom inside a box hole which encloses an object to manipulate the enclosed object. What am I doing wrong.

[@martinlemire2104]

Allo,id like To know if it is possible To do one point 3d prespective ??tanks

[@rodier_ratafakus]

this does not work anymore.. grouping object with hole object will erase it

[@breaddrinker]

Oh boy I wish I'd seen this an hour ago :) Just couldn't figure out what I was missing. I guess it still lets you keep one side of it, so in a weird way you can still 'slice', move the left behind piece object to one side.. Group the other half and do the same, and you have your two halves.. But there's no way this will be usable on anything complicated.

[@aaronjong9003]

Just tried it anyway and it works. Devs musta done something

[@sillydronevalley539]

well worked perfect for me yesterday

[@timdone1902]

Thank you. This is awesome. I have a car part for a LHD car that I need to adjust to RHD. This should make the process much easier

[@vineheart01]

Yes, i found this very useful. Trying to print organizers for boardgames and lot of the designs i find expect me to have a whopping 16" print area lol....i have a 7.8" print area...

[@rubenvaneupen7327]

If I do this, I just would erase that part of the red shape? what do I do wrong?

[@psiho051]

HI. Can you update the process with tinkercad 2023?

[@doctorstork]

how can you erase part of an object. I want a half circle not a whole circle

[@breaddrinker]

Group the object with a 'hole' object. The hole will then become a hole as you group it, erasing the half of the circle it is sitting over.

[@mostbasedman1686]

Thank you so much, this is gonna help a lot with my next print!

[@neo571]

Greetings, thank you for sharing your knowledge, when you divide pieces and then put them together the joining line is noticeable, you have done something to solve this, success....

[@ChinaAl]

i Great videos. I'm designing a 2 sided coin in Tinkercad. I have side A down but I can't figure out how to flip the coin over so side B is facing up. Both sides have some lettering but not very high so I hope I don't need support. it's maybe 1mm high. the coin is 4mm. Thanks

[@jerzyszczepanski9792]

No Edit Button on my ThinkerCad. Please update the Video. Thanks.

[@chosenstatus]

Hello sir, was a bit complicated at first but finally got it! Checking in in 2020. Cheers. + Subbed

[@xrcontrol]

Thank You. Works! Help a lot.

[@Avlec1000]

This broke my brain :) Great video

[@the_howlermonkey]

Thank you for this video!!!! Very well done!

[@Glen48m]

How do you rotate an object 1 degree at a time??

[@utetrahemicon]

I hope this helps. If the cursor is inside the 360 circle it stops on 12.5, 45, 90 degrees etc. If you bring it outside the 360 circle you can get any degree of rotation by whole degrees. If you wanted many copies, each rotated 1 degree you could do a C/copy then a D/duplicate. Then rotate 1 deg, move it away from the original, Then every time you do a D/duplicate another one will show rotated and the same distance from the last one. They will all be separate. (On a Mac it's command C & command D), PCs it's the key in the left bottom corner whatever they call it.

[@Glen48m]

Any way to get the Degree circle smaller on some objects so you dont have to zoom out so far and it makes if harder to see up close..

[@utetrahemicon]

Not that I know of, but I wish they would come up with one until then... zoom away.

[@sub-arts128]

de-select works fine. but my zoom is limited. why?

[@zaenqureshi5032]

im not able to group them. it just keeps selecting the whole object

[@vincentarnaudo1865]

Then you're doing it wrong

[@BlueBeetle79]

This is exactly what I was looking for! Great tutorial! Thank you!!

[@forrera168]

Really helpful video, thanks.

[@georgemcintyre286]

Tinkercad offers rotating connectors with locked parameters. How to design my own with different sizes? How to make rotating connectors from scratch?

[@MiguelFernandes-ih7cs]

really good explanation

[@samasher8957]

sadly, i made an epic double helix that used 1,500+ shapes but it won't print, or let me use the technique - although i made it public as 'double helix with base' so if you can use this somehow to print, i would love it if you could re-publisise (credit to sam asher 66)

[@MichaelHamelPersonal]

Excellent video, thank you!

[@AndyHeim]

Thanks for this cool hint!

[@nicolascalippedesaintdenis8802]

Very useful tutorial ! Thanks a lot !

[@walmacsnake1983]

Thanks man! very useful!!!!!

[@narpat007]

Nice, quite learning !

[@sueparks3488]

Could you please do a tutorial making a 2 piece mold in tinkercad?

[@davidkempton2894]

Thanks for this!

[@shrekinabox1730]

Still works amazingly

[@Enjoymentboy]

Very helpful video except it only really works if you're splitting into half. How can I apply this method when splitting into thirds? I have a model I need to break up into 6 pieces (a large flat panel) and if I split it top to bottom this method works as they are identical. However they are not identical left to right nor in the middle. Ideally I need to split it into 2 sections vertically and 3 sections horizontally. I can't see a simple way of doing this in tinkercad. TBH I'm really shocked there isn't a simple "draw and cut line" option where you set a start point and end point, link them with a line and just sever long the line without losing any dimensionality just as I would cut a piece of paper with a razor. This is one area where I find tinkercad really frustrating. Tasks that should be simple aren't.

[@narpat007]

how to take cylindrical block from a say potato like object ?

[@Blue3agle]

Thanks. Just what I needed! :D

[@soniquefus]

One day I'll find a tutorial that tells me how to cut objects that aren't in a straight line

[@libertyprimer]

Took a view times, but i got it! Thanks!

[@beebz666]

Ive been trying to do this on sketchup this entire day. I cant believe how easy to use tinkercad is after sketchup.

[@mattelder1971]

Slicing something in Sketchup is FAR easier than this kludge of a method.

[@bepnewt]

Thanks. Good tips.

[@LiLiJughead]

Ironically I've been doing that on my own. My husband just pointed this video out to me.

[@francispoblete9660]

This still works thanks

[@avejst]

Thanks for sharing😀👍

[@dronexfun8469]

I wish there was a better explanation. He says " here I zoom in", how? What button/mouse click/key do you push. I don't have a middle button on my mouse. Man I feel dumb.

[@utetrahemicon]

A wheeled mouse is the only way to go. You can get a Logitech wireless mouse with a wheel for $10 at Walmart. It makes scrolling easy because you don't have to put the cursor on the scroll bar. On Tinkercad it's easy to zoom in and out with the wheel. Hold the mouse wheel down to move the whole Tinkercad scene when an object gets behind a window. For reading - Tapping the wheel lets you adjust an automatic scroll for reading long pages.

[@zenlizard1850]

Awesome tutorial; very helpful, exactly what I needed.

[@LarryJackie-o3g]

Awesome! Thanks so much! These features are so hidden in the software.