# Cut object in half **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Created:** [March 30, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/cut-object-in-half/42074 "2017-03-30T19:51:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![batata003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@batata003](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/batata003)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/cut-object-in-half/42074/1 "2017-03-30T19:51:06Z")
Hi, I have this object attached. I would like to cut it in half and I tried everything but nothing works. You can cut it anywhere you want, I just want to know how to make a cut so I can do it by myself.[Untitled.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/iUkELNADfQxr2PfzOxKy3xWCBYj.skp) (405.2 KB) I tried creating a rectanble → INTERSET FACE but does not work. Any idea? ---
**Author:** ![MobelDesign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@MobelDesign](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MobelDesign)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/cut-object-in-half/42074/2 "2017-03-30T19:59:22Z")
Did you enter the component before you drew your rectangle? ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/cut-object-in-half/42074/3 "2017-03-30T20:01:50Z")
It worked for me. As @MobelDesign implied, you need to open the component for editing and place the cutting plane in the component before running Intersect Faces. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/e/3/e3419a5c24662872bc45b90ba7d04314c9f0499f.png) ---
**Author:** ![MobelDesign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@MobelDesign](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MobelDesign)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/cut-object-in-half/42074/4 "2017-03-30T20:07:25Z")
Exactly. Here’s a screencast. Might be ridiculous to upload for something so simple, but it’s my first opportunity on the forum, so I’m all excited 🙂 [https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/bL2wnpzoabrkdBNTEZgoqWo1iKg.mp4](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/bL2wnpzoabrkdBNTEZgoqWo1iKg.mp4) ---
**Author:** ![john\_mcclenahan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/john_mcclenahan/32/135377_2.png) [@john\_mcclenahan](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_mcclenahan)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/cut-object-in-half/42074/5 "2017-03-30T20:31:16Z")
@MobelDesign, Your mp4 video worked well. You can also use animated GIFs, but they don’t have sound. They can though show a visual ‘blip’ when you click the mouse button. Following the example of others on the forum, I’ve used the free program called `Licecap` which is available for both Windows and Mac, to generate animated GIFs. ---
**Author:** ![batata003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@batata003](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/batata003)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/cut-object-in-half/42074/6 "2017-03-30T20:33:10Z")
WORKED PERFECTLY! There are videos in youtube with 20k pageviews and they dont explain so well as you! They say I need to group the rectangle in a separate group and for me that does not work! Your solution worked perfectly thanks! ---
**Author:** ![MobelDesign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@MobelDesign](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MobelDesign)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/cut-object-in-half/42074/7 "2017-03-30T22:30:35Z")
Thanks @john_mcclenahan for advice. I’m using ActivePresenter, also free, which I think exports GIFs as well. I’m just not very experienced in the tutorial realm yet. ---
**Author:** ![MobelDesign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@MobelDesign](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MobelDesign)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/cut-object-in-half/42074/8 "2017-03-31T01:34:03Z")
> [@batata003](#): > > They say I need to group the rectangle in a separate group So actually I didn’t even think of that, but that works too. You draw the rectangle as I have shown, but group it separately, then still open the group that you want to cut, and just like before, intersect with rest of model. However, the only advantage I can see to doing it this way is that maybe it makes deleting the rectangle easier in complex models. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/cut-object-in-half/42074/9 "2017-06-30T11:58:52Z")
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