How to split a model in Creality Print (5.x, 6.x and 7.x)

By Ned Walsch · Published October 13, 2026 · 5 min read

Quick answer: Creality Print 5.0 and later is built on OrcaSlicer, so it has Orca's Cut tool. Select the model and press C (or click Cut in the left toolbar). Place the plane: rotate it with the ring, snap it to an axis, or hold Shift and drag to draw a freehand plane. Choose Planar or Dovetail, keep both parts, and click Perform cut. In Planar mode the dialog offers Plug, Dowel and Snap alignment connectors. It cuts one plane per operation and does not check the pieces against your K1, K2 or Ender bed. For a multi-piece split sized to the printer with connectors placed, pre-split in splicestl and import the pieces.

Creality Print 4.x (Cura-based) had no cut tool; the Orca-based 5.x rebuilt it from scratch, and 6.x reworked it again (one user report asked for 5.1's XYZ-split mode back after 6.2).
"Split to objects" / "Split to parts" in the right-click menu only separate meshes that are already disconnected — they do not cut.

Which Creality Print you have matters

Creality has shipped three different slicers under similar names. Creality Slicer (to 4.x) was a Cura fork and, like Cura, could not cut a continuous mesh. Creality Print 5.0 switched the base to OrcaSlicer, which brought the Cut tool, Plug/Dowel/Snap connectors and the Dovetail mode along with it. Version 6 changed the cut interface (planar and dovetail modes, plane rotation, Shift-drag freehand plane), and version 7 (7.2.1 in August 2026) keeps that tool. Check Help ‣ About if you are not sure; anything below 5.0 needs the pieces cut elsewhere.

Step by step (Creality Print 6 / 7)

Import the STL or 3MF and select it on the plate.
Press C, or click the Cut icon in the left toolbar. A cutting plane appears through the model's centre with a height field, a drag arrow and a rotation ring.
Place the plane: type a height, drag the arrow, or rotate the ring — its scale snaps the plane to the X, Y or Z orientation. For a tilted cut, hold Shift and drag across the model to draw the plane where you want it.
Choose the mode. Planar is a flat cut; Dovetail cuts a sliding dovetail so the halves lock without glue (set the angle and depth).
In Planar mode, decide on connectors: Plug (peg on one half, socket on the other), Dowel (sockets both sides for a pin you print or buy) or Snap. Size and count are set in the same panel.
Keep both the upper and lower part, choose whether each is flipped to lie on its cut face, and click Perform cut. The halves are now two objects; arrange them on the plate or on separate plates and slice.

What it will not do

Fit the pieces to the bed. You pick the plane; nothing tells you whether each half is under 220 mm (Ender-3), 300 mm (K1 Max / K2 Plus) or whatever your printer has. Measure, or let a splitter plan from the preset.
Grid in one pass. A 2 × 2 × 2 split is seven cuts, each on the result of the last, each with its own connectors.
Keyed or structural joinery. Plug/Dowel/Snap are alignment aids for glue-up; there are no press-fit square pegs, finger joints, magnet pockets, screw joints or custom connectors, and no label or assembly sheet.

Pre-splitting for Creality Print

Open the model in splicestl, pick your printer from the preset list (the K1, K1C, K1 Max, K2 Plus, Ender-3 family, CR-10 family and others are there), choose the joinery, click Split, and download. Import the pieces into Creality Print — or choose the "3MF, one file per plate" output and import each plate with the pieces already placed. Every piece is capped and checked watertight before export, so nothing needs repair on the way in.

Frequently asked questions

How do I cut a model in Creality Print?

In Creality Print 5.0 or later select the model, press C (or click Cut in the left toolbar), set the plane by typing a height, dragging, rotating the ring to snap to an axis, or Shift-dragging a freehand plane, choose Planar or Dovetail, keep both parts and click Perform cut.

Does Creality Print have connectors when cutting?

Creality Print 5.0+ uses OrcaSlicer's Cut tool, whose Planar mode offers Plug, Dowel and Snap connectors, and whose Dovetail mode cuts an interlocking joint. If the connector list is missing in your build, update to a current 6.x or 7.x release.

Why does "Split to parts" in Creality Print not cut my model?

Because it does not cut: it separates meshes that are already disconnected shells inside one object. Use the Cut tool (C) for a continuous model.

Can Creality Print split a model to fit the K1 Max or Ender-3 bed?

Not automatically — the Cut tool places one plane where you put it and does not compare the pieces to the bed. Pre-split in splicestl with the printer preset, then import the pieces or the per-plate 3MF files.

What about Creality Slicer 4.x?

Creality Slicer 4.x is a Cura fork and has no cut tool. Cut the model in Creality Print 5+, another slicer, Blender or the browser, and import the pieces.

Sources

3Dnatives, Creality Print: the complete slicer guide (2026) — Creality Print built on OrcaSlicer since 5.0; version 7.2.1 published August 2026. Read 13 Oct 2026.
CrealityOfficial/CrealityPrint on GitHub, issue #428, "The cut on 6.2 is planar/or dovetail only" — the 6.2 Cut tool's modes; maintainer reply on rotating the plane to the XYZ axes and Shift+drag freehand planes; the 5.1 XYZ-split mode. Read 13 Oct 2026.
OrcaSlicer wiki, Cutting tool — the inherited tool's Planar / Dovetail modes and Plug / Dowel / Snap connectors. Read 13 Oct 2026.
Ultimaker, Mesh Tools plugin — "Split model into parts" separates disconnected meshes only (the Cura-era behaviour Creality Slicer 4.x shared). Read 13 Oct 2026.

What changed — 13 October 2026: first published. The step list follows OrcaSlicer's shared Cut tool and the 6.2 behaviour reported on Creality's GitHub; if a Creality Print release moves a control, write in and it will be corrected with the version noted.