by WalkingAloneStudio·Modeling
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Coretools - Plane Cut earns its place in the superhive library as a focused bisect tool for Blender, holding a 5-star rating from two reviews and covering Blender 3.6 through 5.1 under a GPL license.
Coretools - Plane Cut is a Blender add-on that bisects a mesh with a plane, using built-in snapping to keep cuts precise and accurate. It is aimed at cases where booleans are involved and traditional tools like LoopCut often fail, helping speed up the topology cleanup process. It also suits preparing a model for subdivision and quickly adding extra geometry during grayboxing and prototyping stages.
The cutting plane can be oriented several ways. World mode aligns it to the world axis, Local mode to the object's local rotation, and Edge mode to the edge under the mouse cursor for quick cuts without changing any settings. 3D Cursor mode follows the 3D Cursor rotation for cases the other modes do not cover, while Camera mode aligns the plane to the viewport camera view direction. A Selected only mode limits cuts to selected geometry.
Version 1.7.0 added a visual overlay for faces and ngons under the cursor across all relevant modes, filled with a solid color or a dithered pattern whose pattern and alpha can be controlled separately. It also removed the redundant overlay plane normal line from Camera mode. A demo video is available.
Coretools - Plane Cut is best for hard surface modeling and topology cleanup, particularly around booleans, plus subdivision prep and adding geometry during grayboxing and prototyping.
Coretools - Plane Cut is completely free to download and use.
Coretools - Plane Cut supports Blender versions 3.6 through 5.1 and is listed as Blender Extension compatible. It is distributed as an add-on under a GPL license. If you are running a version near either end of that range, it is worth checking the developer's page to confirm the current supported versions before installing, since compatibility details can shift as new Blender releases and plugin updates arrive. The source listing shows the tool published around ten months ago, so recent updates such as version 1.7.0 reflect ongoing maintenance across the supported range.
Coretools - Plane Cut provides several orientation modes for the cutting plane. World mode aligns the plane to the world axis, Local mode to the object's local rotation, and Edge mode to the edge under the mouse cursor for quick cuts without adjusting settings. 3D Cursor mode follows the 3D Cursor rotation for cases the other modes do not cover, and Camera mode aligns the plane to the viewport camera view direction. There is also a Selected only mode that limits cuts to selected geometry.
Coretools - Plane Cut version 1.7.0, released on 15 May 2026, added an extra visual overlay for faces and ngons under the cursor across all relevant modes, giving clearer differentiation between Edge and other modes. Faces and ngons are filled with a solid color or a dithered pattern, and both the dithering pattern and the alpha can be controlled separately. This update also removed the redundant overlay plane normal line from Camera mode.
Coretools - Plane Cut is listed as free here in the catalog, and it is published under a GPL license. Licensing terms can change over time, so check the developer's page for the current details before you rely on any particular arrangement for personal or commercial work. The add-on has a 5-star rating from two reviews on its source listing, which may help you gauge how others have found it.
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