toppilot
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Print two halfs

I am trying to print something from thingyverse but is slightly to wide, how can I print it in two halfs? Thanks
billyd
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Joined: Mon Jan 19, 2015 12:13 pm

Re: Print two halfs

Drop the model to the build bed. Then double click on the model and change the existing z coordinate by negative the amount of mm's you want below the bed. It will slice and create the gcode for only that portion at and above the build bed.

Then rotate the model 180 degrees in Y and redo the slicing in the same manner for the other side.
TheBum
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Joined: Fri May 18, 2018 11:13 pm

Re: Print two halfs

Another option is to load the model into an application like Meshmixer and do a plane cut on it. Export the two halves.
toppilot
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Joined: Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:15 am

Re: Print two halfs

Thanks I will give it a try at the weekend

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