1. Installation

1. Download FigureCut_v1.10.zip. Do not unzip it.
2. In Blender open Edit → Preferences → Add-ons.
3. Click the ⌄ arrow at the top right and choose Install from Disk…
4. Select the zip. FigureCut installs and enables itself.
5. In the 3D Viewport press N and open the FigureCut tab.

Updating: install the new zip the same way; it replaces the old version. Language: use the menu next to the panel title (Auto / English / Greek).

2. Quick start (2 minutes)

1. Click your model. The panel shows a step guide (Model → Cuts → Build → Finish) and tells you what to do next.
2. If the model card shows a red line, fix it with the button next to it: Use mm, Apply (scale/rotation), Real size or Make Manifold.
3. Under Cut Tools click Around. Draw on the model around a neck, arm or leg. Hold the middle mouse button to rotate and keep drawing on the back. Press Enter.
4. Adjust the pin in Selected Cut if you like (size, Fit preset, Place Pin on Model).
5. Click Build Parts to preview, or switch to Apply and click Apply Cuts.
6. Open Export and click Export All Parts.

3. Preparing your model

• Closed mesh. Cuts and printing need a watertight mesh. Click Check; if it reports open spots, click Make Manifold.
• Millimetres. Click Use mm once per file: 1 Blender unit = 1 mm, and all sizes in the panel are in mm.
• Real size. The card shows the model's size in mm. Models exported in metres often arrive a fraction of a millimetre tall: click Real size and type the printed height. Cuts and pins scale with it.
• Apply scale & rotation. Click Apply when the card asks for it.

4. Cut tools

While drawing: Backspace removes the last point or stroke, Enter or right-click finishes, Esc cancels. Shift + Alt + X opens a pie menu with all tools.

• Line cuts (Straight, Curved, Manual) cut along the view direction through the whole model. Draw from a clean front or side view and start and end outside the model.
• Around and Across Limb cut only what the loop surrounds. Cut where the limb is free, not where an arm touches the body.
• Your drawing is smoothed automatically. Smoothness sets how round the curve is, Flatten how flat the cut face is (flatter faces glue better).
• Every cut is an object: select it in the Cuts list and press Tab to move its points (G) or add points (E).

5. Pins and sockets

Custom pin: model a closed mesh pointing up (+Z) with its base at Z = 0; the part below Z = 0 is buried in the first piece. Print a test joint first: printers differ. If the pin is too tight, raise Clearance by 0.05 mm and rebuild.

6. Build (preview) or Apply

• Build (preview) creates the parts in a separate collection; your original and cuts are hidden, not changed. Use Explode to pull the parts apart, Return to Draft to edit cuts, Rebuild after changes, Approve to keep the parts and remove the cut history.
• Apply cuts for real: the parts replace the model in its collection, and the biggest part keeps the model's name. Select any part and cut it again. Ctrl + Z undoes it.
• Easy mode (top of the panel) builds or applies as soon as you finish drawing.
• Keep Original keeps a hidden copy named _original.
• Skip Problem Cuts skips a failing cut and builds the rest; its status shows in the Cuts list and in the viewport.
• Long builds show progress in the status bar. Esc stops and restores the model.

7. Make Manifold

Click the wrench next to the model name.

A hidden backup (_before_repair) is kept unless you turn it off. Advanced → Auto-repair before cutting (on by default) repairs a copy while building and leaves your model untouched.

8. Export

Open Export, choose STL, OBJ or FBX, set Scale if your slicer needs it, then Export All Parts or Export Selected. Each part is saved as its own file named after the part.

9. Settings (Advanced)

10. Troubleshooting