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Cutting a model with keying

Cutting a model with keying - ZBrush Tutorial

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Cutting a model with keying

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- Sometimes when you 3D print a model, you'll want to split it into different parts. Like in the last video, we cut a model in two, because it was too big to fit in the 3D printer in one solid piece. Another reason you might want to split a model, is because it's easier to do molding and casting of arms and legs separately. In those cases, it could also be useful to create keying. Which is simply interlocking tabs and slots to make it easier to snap the pieces back together again. Let's see how it's done. I'm going to go a bit faster through these steps. Some of the steps in this video are the same as the previous video, so I'm going to go a little faster through those, just to save time. Okay, so let's append a new plane. Click append, get a plane. I'll go into transparent mode to make it easier to see this plane through everything else. And also I'm going to turn on the double sided so it's visible from both sides. Okay, so now let's position this plane with the gizmo, I'm just…

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