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title: "Separate on Both Sides"
slug: "cyclone-3dr-separateonbothsidesc"
updated: 2026-09-07T11:51:19Z
published: 2026-09-07T11:51:19Z
canonical: "rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/cyclone-3dr-separateonbothsidesc"
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> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Separate on Both Sides

![CmdCloudSeparateBothSides.svg](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/CmdCloudSeparateBothSides.svg)

This command explodes one cloud into two parts using a selected object.

> [!TIP]
> ### Requirements
> 
> Select a cloud and:
> 
> - a linear object: planar and closed polyline, planar and closed CAD edge or wire, closed linear geometry (circle or rectangle).
> - a surfacic object: mesh, CAD surface, surfacic geometry (sphere, cylinder, plane).

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1. Select a [Direction](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-definenormaldirection). By default, the direction is set to the normal direction of the object itself.
2. The selected cloud is divided into **two new clouds** with different colors. You can choose to keep the two separated parts or only one with the two checkboxes.

> [!WARNING]
> ### Notes
> 
> The **Direction** group is available for linear object only.

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| ![SeparateOnBothSides.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/SeparateOnBothSides.png) | ![SeparateInsideOutside.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/SeparateInsideOutside.png) |
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