STRANGER CUT / BLENDER ADD-ON
The Blender cutting add-on for alignment keys, pins & magnet pockets.
Turn your Blender models into parts you can actually print and put together. Draw your cut, choose your connectors, and take your next big idea off the screen.
Blender 5.1+ · Windows, macOS & Linux / v2.2.3
One plane or several. Divide your model into closed pieces with a flat cut.
Cut with intent ╱ Connect with confidence ╱ Create something bigger
01 / MEET YOUR NEW FAVOURITE TOOL
From the first line to the last STL. A guided workflow for turning complex models into manageable, printable parts.
Split with one plane or several. Draw a Straight or Smooth cut in the view, or trace a Snapped Loop directly on the surface. Choose the shape that works for your sculpt.
Plane Split · Straight · Smooth · Snapped LoopChoose which separate intersections to cut and which to leave intact. Green areas are cut; grey areas stay together. Protect the details that make your model yours.
Works on separate intersections of closed meshes. A connected area cannot be divided into smaller custom regions.● Cut this area○ Keep intact
Selection illustrationAdd a tapered square key and socket, pins, separate printed dowels or magnet pockets. Set sizes and clearances in millimetres, then move, rotate and scale the previews before applying them.
Connectors are optional, with a guided placement flow in every cut mode.Explode the pieces to inspect the mating faces and connector previews. Restore the assembly when you're ready. Your preview edits stay with their pieces.
Explode · inspect · adjust · restoreEnter a target width, depth, height or longest side. Scale an assembled selection together, measure from the active part, or size each object separately. Reuse the same scale factor and pivot to keep other parts aligned.
Uniform scaling keeps proportions. 280 mm means 28 cm.Edit your drawing points with undo and redo. Zoom, pan and orbit while editing Straight and Smooth strokes. Coloured Loop previews show the boundary, surface and cutter, with progress messages for each geometry stage.
Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z · 3D anchored points · clear stage feedbackUse Mesh Check and Repair to find problems that can break cuts and prints. Cuts use Blender's Manifold Boolean solver by default, with an automatic Exact fallback. The original stays untouched until the cut succeeds.
The optional MCUT engine is available on Windows x64. Individual Boolean operations can still take time.Lay pieces on their cut faces, restore their assembly, or export separate STL files in millimetres, including printed dowels. Check orientation and print contact in your slicer before printing.
Lay Flat · Restore · Export STL FilesLESS FRICTION. MORE MAKING.
Choose a plane, draw a stroke or trace the surface. Refine your cut before committing.
Choose your connectors, check the previews and inspect how the pieces meet.
Lay out your pieces, export the STLs and prepare your print in your slicer.
02 / GET YOURSELF SOMETHING USEFUL
All the cutting tools. Every connector type. Choose how many accounts you need. All prices in US dollars.
Purchases will open when activation is ready. You won’t be charged today.
Don't like Stranger Cut? Get a refund. Contact us with your purchase details and we'll help you sort it out.
Contact us about a refund ↗FROM BLENDER MODEL TO PRINTABLE PARTS
Stranger Cut brings cutting and connector placement into one guided Blender workflow. Start with a checked mesh and a target print size, then work through the cut, the fit and the export.
Use Plane Split for flat cuts, Straight or Smooth to draw a cutting stroke, or Snapped Loop to trace a boundary on the model's surface. Refine the preview before cutting. Select separate cut areas when you need to leave other intersections intact.
After cutting, choose a tapered square key and socket, pins, a separate printed dowel or magnet pockets. Set the size and clearance in millimetres, place the connector previews, and adjust them before applying. You can also skip connectors for plain cut parts.
Explode the parts to inspect their mating faces, then restore the assembly. Lay pieces on their cut faces and export individual STL files in millimetres. Check orientation, supports and connector tolerances in your slicer before printing.
A FEW THINGS, BEFORE YOU CUT
Stranger Cut is a Blender cutting add-on for splitting models into printable parts. Choose Plane Split, draw a Straight or Smooth stroke, or trace a Snapped Loop on the surface. Preview the cut, add optional connectors, inspect the pieces and export separate STL files in millimetres.
Yes. Stranger Cut can add a tapered square key and matching socket to Straight, Smooth and Snapped Loop cuts. Pins, separate printed dowels and magnet pockets are also available, including in Plane Split. Set connector size and clearance in millimetres and adjust the previews before applying.
Choose magnet pockets or separate printed dowels in Stranger Cut's connector setup. Place the previews on the cut faces, check their clearance and spacing, and apply when they fit. Magnet pockets use millimetre sizes and presets; always check your actual magnets and printer tolerances.
Blender 5.1+ · Windows, macOS & Linux. It uses Blender's built-in Boolean solvers. The optional bundled MCUT engine is available on Windows x64 only.
The full add-on for one, two or three accounts. At launch, each purchase will include a unique activation code for the number of accounts in your bundle. Get it for yourself and share a bundle with your best friends.
It's optional. Your purchase is for the purchased version. Add 50% of the bundle price to receive new versions by email for 12 months from purchase. It is a single payment with no automatic renewal. New releases arrive as development progresses; there is no fixed release schedule.
We're preparing the launch. Purchases are closed until activation is ready, so you cannot be charged on this page yet. You can explore the tool, compare bundles and help shape the next version on the ideas board.
Check your mesh before cutting and inspect the result in your slicer. Selective cutting requires closed meshes and separate intersections. Print orientation, tolerances and supports still depend on your model, material and printer.
Don't like Stranger Cut? Get a refund. Contact us with your purchase details and we'll help you sort it out.
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