The modification of 3D models - Introduction to AutoCAD 2011: 2D and 3D Design - page 281

2. Place the 3D model in the 3D Navigation/Top view.
3. Call the Slice tool from the Home/Solid Editing panel ( Fig. 14.22 ).

Fig. 14.22 The Slice tool icon from the Home/Solid Editing panel

The command line shows:

Command:_slice
Select objects: pick the 3D model
Select objects to slice: right-click
Specify start point of slicing plane or [planar
Object/Surface/Zaxis/View/XY/YZ/ZX/3points]
<3points>: pick
Specify second point on plane: pick
Specify a point on desired side or [keep Both
sides] <Both>: right-click
Command:

Fig. 14.23 shows the picked points.

second point

start point

Fig. 14.23 First example - Slice - the pick points

4. With the Move tool, move the lower half of the sliced model away from
the upper half.
5. Place the 3D model(s) in the ViewCube/Isometric view.
6. Shade in Conceptual visual style. The result is shown in Fig. 14.24.

Fig. 14.24 First
example - Slice