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Slice Modifier
Select an object. > Modify panel > Modifier List >
Object-Space Modifiers > Slice
Select an object. > Modifiers menu > Parametric
Deformers > Slice
The Slice modifier lets you create a cutting plane
that slices through a mesh, creating new vert ices,
edgesandfacesbasedonthelocationoftheslice
plane gizmo. The vertices can either refine or split
the mesh according to the selected options.
The Slice modifier slices through groups, selected
objects or sub-object selections of faces. It works
similarly to the Editable mesh > Edge > Slice
function but does not require the objects to be
editable meshes.
Slicecutsthroughthecake.
You can animate the cutting plane, chang ing its
position and rotation over time. You can also use
theRemoveTopandRemoveBottomoptions
tocreatetheappearanceanddisappearanceof
objects by animating the Slice Plane g izmo.
Top: Original object
Middle: Object without top
Bottom: O bject without bottom, respectively
Multiple Slices
To create multiple slices in an object you need to
apply multiple Slice modifiers. If the geometry
doesn’t need to remain paramet ric, you can
collapse it into an editable mesh and use the Slice
tool available under Editable Mesh (Edge) (page
1–1006). This tool is easier to u se w hen you need
to make multiple slices in an object, but it does not
stay parametr ic.