Hi everyone!
Okay, so I am new to blender. I am used to modeling in solidworks, but for this animation blender is more suited.
The animation should demonstrate sample preparation inside a focused ion beam microscope.
The first steps of which are creating a ridge (of platinum)
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And then create cuts on each side.
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So far, I have been creating this using shape Keys (not sure if that is the best way) and animating their value.
The next step in the process will be a cut under an angle, almost horizontally, that cuts the “wall” loose (see image below, the red shows the area that is removed)
How would you do this in blender? I have no idea how to cut a model in two in an animation.