Cutoff doing odd things

[HonestAustin]

Dear 3DCoat Users/Devs,

 

I was using the cut-off tool to make holes in the ring and while doing this for some odd reason it would cut all the way through the entire model. So, I would use the limiter so I only cut through the needed bits. Well than it wouldn't cut at all unless I litterly made the brush size 5x the size of the ring. and now resetting the value it won't cut off anything :/ so, I don't know what I did but I think I broke something :P

[TimmyZDesign]

Based on what you are saying, I think the following info will help you out.

 

When using the Cutoff Tool:

 

 

Either one will make cuts, but the "Draw with closed spline" is usually better than the "Paint with drawn contour" because you have a lot more control with it. Once you start making points, a little floating box will appear. Open the little floating box and you will see that it has a lot of options. You can even make the points "hard" to get sharp angles for your cut. To make points "hard", right-click on them.

 

Also take note that there is a quality difference between the two stroke modes:

 

 

Use the "Depth limit" option to adjust the depth of your cuts.

 

 

The "Depth limit" starts at 30, but try different values to see how deep your cut will be.

 

Note: These screenshots are from an older version of 3D-Coat. Some of the names of the tools might be different now. I used these images to help other people on this forum before, and I didn't want to bother updating them now...but they should still be relevant for you anyways.