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The Geometry Splitting menu is opened from the Split Geometry button contained within the Object Description tab of the Element Properties. Objects selected when the Geometry Splitting menu is open can be split into separate parts.

As cuts are made separate objects are represented by different colors, and a new entry is generated in the list.

The Display Color column will allow you to change the sections color.

The Finish button will save your geometry split and create separate objects for easch of the subdivided parts.

The Reset button will discard any changes you made leaving the menu open.

The Cancel button will discard any changes you made and close the window.

Each subdivided part can be split by selecting one of the cut buttons.

A Plane cut allows the user to cut an object objects with a single infinite plane.

A Freehand cut allows the user to create a polyline to cut objects along.

The Plane Cut tool allows you to control a 3D plane with which to cut your object.

The Custom Input plane type allows the user to manipulate the plane freely with the Refit Tool.

The Horizontal plane type splits an object at a specific hieghtheight.

The Vertical plane type allows the user to rotate a the cut plane along the Y axis.

The Align To Surface plane type creates a plane based on a selected surface.

When the Refit session is ended the user is returned to the Geometry Splitting Menu with the objects split by the plane.

The Freehand Cut tool allows the user to create complex cuts by placing points to describe a polyline. Freehand cuts are designed to split slabs into separate pours.

When the freehand cut tool is enabled the view is changed to a top down orthographic view.

A linear polyline is drawn along points as they are placed allowing the user to cut an object in complex shapes.

The ESC key returns the user to the Geometry Splitting Menu with the objects split along the polyline.

It is possible that the user makes a mistake or an invalid cut during drawing. If the shape is invalid the use may still press the ESC key to exit the freehand cut tool, however, the object will not be split.

An invalid shape occurs when edges cross. If the extended edges of the end and begining of the polyline come to a corner a valid shape is created. However if any two explicit edges intersect, or if an extended edge intersects with an explicit edge the shap is invalid.

The Backspace key can be used to undo an added point and redraw an edge. This can be used to recreate a shape that would otherwise be invalid before exiting the menu.