Cut Craft (3D PrintCraft)
Free tool that cuts a large model to fit your printer bed, with butterfly keys, pins or magnet joints, no account
Cut Craft (3D PrintCraft) is a free browser tool for splitting a model that is too big for your printer. Free with no account; most other 3D PrintCraft generators need PRO at 99 RUB a week, 299 RUB a month or 1,990 RUB a year. Exports STL, 3MF and SVG. Last checked .
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What is Cut Craft (3D PrintCraft)?
Cut Craft splits a 3D model that is too big for your printer into parts that fit, and adds joints so the parts go back together. You upload an STL, OBJ, PLY, 3MF, GLTF, GLB or FBX file (a sample cat model loads by default), choose your printer bed from presets between 180 and 420 mm, and place one or more cuts left to right, top to bottom or front to back. You drag the cut plane in the 3D preview, tilt it to any angle, or let the tool suggest cuts for the bed you picked; parts that still do not fit are flagged.
Parts can join with a butterfly key that prints flat, dowel pins or magnets, or no joint, with a joint size setting and a fit clearance of 0.2 mm by default and tight, normal or loose presets. There is a small fit test coupon to print first. You can orient the model on the bed, scale it, spread the parts apart in the preview and save the project as a file to reopen later.
Downloads are each part and the keys as separate STL files, all parts in one 3MF, and an SVG assembly sheet. Cut Craft is free with no account, one of two free generators on 3D PrintCraft, a small Russian site whose other tools need a paid plan. An EN switch translates most of the controls, though a few labels stay in Russian. It suits anyone printing large figures, cosplay parts or signs on a small printer.
What you can make
- Large models split to fit your bed
- Parts joined with butterfly keys
- Dowel pin and magnet joints
- SVG assembly sheets
How to use Cut Craft
- Open Cut Craft and click EN to switch the controls to English
- Upload your model and choose your printer bed
- Add or suggest cuts and pick keys, pins or magnets
- Download the part STLs or the 3MF and the assembly sheet
What you'll need to print it
Filament and parts that suit what you make with Cut Craft.
6 x 2 mm magnets
Large-format printers
PETG
- Bambu Lab PETG Basic (affiliate link) Amazon
- Polymaker PETG (affiliate link) Polymaker EU: 3DJake (affiliate link)
Code gives 15% off your first order at Polymaker.
Also handy
Print removal and cleanup tools
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Cut Craft pros
- Free with no account, and it accepts STL, OBJ, PLY, 3MF, GLTF, GLB and FBX
- Butterfly keys, dowel pins or magnets with adjustable clearance and a fit test coupon
- Suggests cuts for your printer bed and exports parts, keys, a 3MF and an SVG assembly sheet
Cut Craft cons
- The English switch leaves some labels and hints in Russian, and help pages are Russian only
- Only straight planar cuts, so you need to plan seams yourself on complex shapes
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