I usually model myself or have my girlfriend open Maya to do mods but

3D Printing
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I usually model myself or have my girlfriend open Maya to do mods but are there any free software to splice models? I have a 3D scan of an owl that if broken down the middle or in 4 pieces would print great. Let me know!

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Netfabb could do the Job also.

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Doesn’t netfabb charge you to do this?

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Nope the basic version is free and does the job perfectly.

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I would suggest using openscad. Just import your stl and intersect with cube to get just the pieces you want.

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@Adam_Chylek the problem with OpenSCAD and importing other STLs is that it is AMAZINGLY picky about it. I don’t think I’ve ever successfully imported something into openscad unless it was directly exported by openscad in the first place.

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@Gert_de_Haan , says here “(Pro)” under the option via Project pulldown

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You open your Owl, and look at the rightside of the screen, there you can cut in X Y or Z plane. the other option is free cutting, and this is (PRO) to split up a large object in 4 smaller pieces so you can glue them together later on, this option is enough I guess.