Cutting a Surface by a Section Line

You can cut a surface at an analysis line.

Before you begin: Open a 3D shape containing a surface.
See Also
About Cutting
Untrimming Objects
Manage the Object Selection Using Selector Panels and Selection Sets
Analyzing Using Sections
  1. Apply a section analysis on the geometry.
  2. Select a surface by picking the region to keep.
  3. In the Select section of the Sculpt panel, click Analysis Filter (I) .
  4. Select a section line.
  5. From the Surfacing section of the action bar, click OmniCut or OmniCutModify .

    You can also Alt + middle-click to access OmniCutModify.

  6. Click OK.
    The surface is cut at the analysis line.

In the OmniCut case, the input objects that were cut are set to Hide. In the OmniCutModify case, the input geometry is modified and remains in the Show mode.

Note: If you delete the OmniCut feature, the hidden input objects are not automatically set to Show. It must be done manually.