How-to guides
One question per page, answered with a real model. Each one comes from something a user asked us.
- Fit any model to your printer (video)
Too big for the bed: Auto multi-plane works out the cuts, then pins, numbered joints and one ZIP.
- Cut, Push-fit or Inlay? (video)
Three ways to join the parts: pins, a tapered plug, or an inlay in another colour.
- Paint to cut (video)
Paint a band round the join, Bucket fill, snap to the edges, cut.
- Band and Rope cuts (video)
Hide the seam: drag a band into a fold, pin it, snap it to an edge; Rope for panel lines.
- Your first cut (video)
Two minutes: repair, reduce, Straight line and Plane cut, then export keyed parts.
- How to split an STL that's too big for your print bed
Draw the seam where you want the join, add alignment pins, cut, export, print.
- Meshmixer alternative for splitting models (2026)
What Meshmixer did for splitting and repair, and what does those jobs now — free and paid.