Kindly add connectors to the split tool

[elhoujeiriahmed]

KINDLY ADD CONNECTORS TO THE SPLIT TOOL

[elhoujeiriahmed]

KINDLY ADD CONNECTORS TO THE SPLIT TOOL

[henmedia]

@elhoujeiriahmed Thanks a lot for the idea! Connectors for split parts are a nice thing to have, and I'll keep it in mind. Right now it isn't on my priority list, but I'll watch whether more people ask for it.

Until then, most slicers can already add connectors when you cut a part (for example the Cut tool in PrusaSlicer, OrcaSlicer and Bambu Studio has dowels and plugs). You can also do it in layerling: after the split, put a cylinder on the cut face of one half as a peg, then make a copy of it a bit bigger (about 0.2–0.3 mm) as a hole and cut it from the other half.

One small request: please don't write everything in capital letters. It reads like shouting, even though I'm sure you didn't mean it that way. 🙂 I changed the title for you.

If you'd like to support the project, a small donation is always very welcome. Thank you!

[RudiVader]

I would like to get connectors too. In Bambu Studio you have to put them yourself to a half. I would like to get dowels in a grid. When it's in a grid, you can reproduce it exactly the same way over and over again more simple. A screw or dovetail can Bambu Studio do.

[henmedia]

@RudiVader thanks, good to know you would use it too. A fixed grid makes sense: both halves get the same pattern every time.

You can already build that grid in layerling:

1. After the split, put one cylinder on the cut face as a dowel.
2. Use Pattern (row) to make a row of dowels, group the row, then use Pattern again in the other direction. That gives the grid.
3. Copy the grid, make the copy about 0.2–0.3 mm bigger and cut it from the other half as holes.

Group the grid and save it as your own shape to reuse it on the next part.

[marcus040473]

@elhoujeiriahmed @RudiVader @henmedia connectors are now in the Split tool of my test version: https://marcus040473.github.io/?editor=1

Select the part, open Split, place the plane and pick Connectors:

• Dowels: a hole in each half and loose pins that go into both. The pins come out beside the halves, standing, to print with them.
• Plugs: round pegs on one half that go into holes in the other.

You can set how many per cut face (0 = automatic, spread evenly over the face, up to eight), the diameter (5 mm to start with), the depth into each half and the clearance per side. The clearance starts from your printer's play if you have measured it with the fit test. Before you split, the panel says how many fit, and rings on the plane show where they will go. It works on tilted cuts too, and a cut through two legs gives each leg its own.

A pull request to layerling follows.

[henmedia]

@elhoujeiriahmed @RudiVader the connectors @marcus040473 shows above are in layerling 1.147.0 now, no test version needed: https://github.com/henmedia/layerling/releases/tag/v1.147.0 – thanks, Marcus!

@elhoujeiriahmed if splitting with dowels saves you a print or two, a small donation supports the project. 🙂

[makinglayerschannel]

I knew as soon as this came out, someone would ask for dovetails since orca slicer has them. So, consider it asked :)

[henmedia]

@makinglayerschannel thanks for asking! @marcus040473 the Split connectors came from you, could you take a look at this one?

[elhoujeiriahmed]

thank you very much, no words enough to thank you for the software, will support you guys, you deserve it, thanks.

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[marcus040473]

@makinglayerschannel dovetails are now in the Split tool of my test version: https://marcus040473.github.io/?editor=1

Select the part, open Split, place the plane and pick Connectors → Dovetail. A tongue that widens away from the cut face stands on one half and runs straight across the cut face, from edge to edge, and the other half gets the matching groove, open at both ends. You slide the halves together from the side, and then they hold without glue and cannot be pulled apart across the cut.

You can set how many tongues lie side by side per cut face (0 = automatic), the width at the cut face (6 mm to start with), the depth into the other half (4 mm), the flank angle (15° per side, 5° to 30°), the direction (0 runs along the long side of the cut face, 90 across it, or any angle between) and the clearance per side, which starts from your printer's play if you have measured it with the fit test. The tongue's ends are chamfered so it finds the groove. Before you split, outlines on the plane show where the tongues go, and the panel says how many fit; a cut through two legs gives each leg its own, or says when one is too small.

For printing, lay the grooved half on its cut face and print the tongue half with its cut face up.

A pull request to layerling follows.

[RudiVader]

Hello all, Thanks for these options. I will make a donation for your great work! Rudi Verzonden vanaf Outlook voor Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg>

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________________________________ From: marcus040473 ***@***.***> Sent: Saturday, 07 November 2026 09:24:59 To: henmedia/layerling ***@***.***> Cc: RudiVader ***@***.***>; Mention ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [henmedia/layerling] Kindly add connectors to the split tool (Discussion #832) @makinglayerschannel<https://github.com/makinglayerschannel> dovetails are now in the Split tool of my test version: https://marcus040473.github.io/?editor=1 Select the part, open Split, place the plane and pick Connectors → Dovetail. A tongue that widens away from the cut face stands on one half and runs straight across the cut face, from edge to edge, and the other half gets the matching groove, open at both ends. You slide the halves together from the side, and then they hold without glue and cannot be pulled apart across the cut. You can set how many tongues lie side by side per cut face (0 = automatic), the width at the cut face (6 mm to start with), the depth into the other half (4 mm), the flank angle (15° per side, 5° to 30°), the direction (0 runs along the long side of the cut face, 90 across it, or any angle between) and the clearance per side, which starts from your printer's play if you have measured it with the fit test. The tongue's ends are chamfered so it finds the groove. Before you split, outlines on the plane show where the tongues go, and the panel says how many fit; a cut through two legs gives each leg its own, or says when one is too small. For printing, lay the grooved half on its cut face and print the tongue half with its cut face up. [Split dovetail panel]<https://raw.githubusercontent.com/marcus040473/layerling/983c43d386ccff47bc91dc262284a13d50c38eb7/split-dovetail/split-dovetail-panel.png> [Split dovetail apart]<https://raw.githubusercontent.com/marcus040473/layerling/983c43d386ccff47bc91dc262284a13d50c38eb7/split-dovetail/split-dovetail-apart.png> [Split dovetail section]<https://raw.githubusercontent.com/marcus040473/layerling/983c43d386ccff47bc91dc262284a13d50c38eb7/split-dovetail/split-dovetail-section.png> A pull request to layerling follows. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#832?email_source=notifications&email_token=AJ24IPN7J7PKRONWK42YFRL5X3L5XA5CNFSNUABIM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2ENFZWG5LTONUW63SDN5WW2ZLOOQXTCOJUGU2TSMZRUZZGKYLTN5XKO3LFNZ2GS33OUVSXMZLOOSWGM33PORSXEX3DNRUWG2Y#discussioncomment-19455931>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AJ24IPMDWM253QTGZKPJW4T5X3L5XAVCNFSNUABJKJSXA33TNF2G64TZHMYTGNZTGY3DAMZRGI5UI2LTMN2XG43JN5XDWMJRGEYTQNBXGSQXMAQ>. Triage notifications, keep track of coding agent tasks and review pull requests on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS<https://github.com/notifications/mobile/ios/AJ24IPMMANSHQIHDMKQSZMT5X3L5XA5CNFSNUABIM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2ENFZWG5LTONUW63SDN5WW2ZLOOQXTCOJUGU2TSMZRUZZGKYLTN5XKO3LFNZ2GS33OUVSXMZLOOSVGM33PORSXEX3JN5ZQ> and Android<https://github.com/notifications/mobile/android/AJ24IPPCA7VDHJEDQXBWHIL5X3L5XA5CNFSNUABIM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2ENFZWG5LTONUW63SDN5WW2ZLOOQXTCOJUGU2TSMZRUZZGKYLTN5XKO3LFNZ2GS33OUVSXMZLOOSXGM33PORSXEX3BNZSHE33JMQ>. Download it today! You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[henmedia]

@makinglayerschannel @elhoujeiriahmed @RudiVader the dovetail in Split is in layerling 1.150.0, out now. You find it under Connectors.

[uggyuggy]

Great feature addition.

For dovetail connectors, suggestion to also add option for "clicks bumps" similar to those existing for locking lids ;)

[henmedia]

@uggyuggy thanks for the idea. @marcus040473 the dovetail in Split is yours, and so are the click bumps of the lid, could you please have a look?