About Divide Surface

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Use the Divide Surface feature to divide a surface into two independent surfaces, one on each side of a dividing tool. The geometry of the original surface is divided between the original surface and the new surface. The resulting surfaces usually touch each other.

You can use the following items as the dividing tool:

• Sketch that intersects the selected surfaces

• Chains that partially or fully rest on the selected surfaces

• Sketch region that intersects the selected surfaces

Divide Surface replaces the former Surface Region tool in Creo Simulate.

Divide Surface is different from Separate Surface Region:

	Divide Surface	Separate Surface Region
Workflow	Divide the selected surfaces into two using a dividing tool. The resulting surfaces usually touch each other.	Separate selected or all surface regions from a surface that consists of disjoint surface regions (contours).
Splitting method	Select a dividing tool (sketch, chains, sketch region).	Select surface regions/contours to separate to the new surface.

Divide Surface videos

Watch videos that show use cases working with Divide Surface in Creo:

Divide Surface Part 1: Introduction

Divide Surface Part 2: Divide Surface, Unify Surfaces, and Separate Surface Region

Divide Surface Part 3: Model-Based Definition

Divide Surface Part 4: Additional Use Case Examples, including Model-Based Definition,, Sheetmetal, Simulation, Generative Design, and Data Exchange

Divide Surface in other modules

For information about Divide Surface that is specific to other modules in the Creo Help, see the links below.