Maya : Split, Slice, Separate, Extract

ExtractExtract faces from a mesh

• Edit Mesh > Extract

Turn off Separate extracted faces to make the duplicated faces part of the existing mesh.

Separate

To separate polygon shells into separate meshes

• Mesh > Separate

   

Split

Splitting a shared vertex

1. Select the shared vertex
2. Edit Mesh > Detach

To display Vertex numbers:

Display > Polygons > Components ID > Vertices

Slice

Mesh Tools > Multi-Cut