# Possible to limit the cut tool within a plane?

**URL:** <https://community.materialise.com/t/possible-to-limit-the-cut-tool-within-a-plane/437>\
**Category:** MIS - Scripting Forum\
**Created:** [June 28, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://community.materialise.com/t/possible-to-limit-the-cut-tool-within-a-plane/437 "2021-06-28T10:42:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![chast18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@chast18](https://community.materialise.com/u/chast18)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://community.materialise.com/t/possible-to-limit-the-cut-tool-within-a-plane/437/1 "2021-06-28T10:42:12Z")

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Maybe not a pure scripting topic, but giving it a try… When I use “Design-Cut” the cut plane will cut through all geometry crossing that plane. Even though it is outside of the cut planes limits. Is there a way to limit the cut? I tried cutting both with a datum plane and a sketch (that was of limited width), with the same results. See below print screen where I marked in red what I do not want the cut tool to include:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/materialiseacademy/original/1X/475cf867b8a1f6c9196d0daac0da68cbee67942e.png)

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**Author:** ![Marnic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Marnic](https://community.materialise.com/u/Marnic)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.materialise.com/t/possible-to-limit-the-cut-tool-within-a-plane/437/2 "2021-06-28T12:54:27Z")

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Hi,

This is indeed not scripting specific as it follows the same methodology as if you would do it manually in 3-matic. The reason why it cuts through the entire part is because you’re cutting with a datum plane which is an analytical primitive and anatomical primitives don’t have a limited length. You can solve this by transforming the analytical primitive to a part. This part will have specific dimensions and in turn won’t cut through the entire part.

![image001.png](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/materialiseacademy/original/1X/9a78d1a46d680df808dd110013f9006a9049776d.png)

Kind regards,

Marnic

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**Author:** ![chast18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@chast18](https://community.materialise.com/u/chast18)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.materialise.com/t/possible-to-limit-the-cut-tool-within-a-plane/437/3 "2021-06-28T13:52:28Z")

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Thanks a lot, that helped!