--- title: Easily Make Your Blender Models 3D-Printable with This... description: Dovetail Key is a Blender add-on that automates splitting 3D models into printable parts connected by self-locking dovetail joints. Users draw a line to define... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/easily-make-your-blender-models-3d-printable-with-this-add-on-r0yn8mq2d twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Easily Make Your Blender Models 3D-Printable with This Add-On | daily.dev og:description: Dovetail Key is a Blender add-on that automates splitting 3D models into printable parts connected by self-locking dovetail joints. Users draw a line to define... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/easily-make-your-blender-models-3d-printable-with-this-add-on-r0yn8mq2d og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/R0YN8Mq2d.png og:image:alt: Easily Make Your Blender Models 3D-Printable with This Add-On og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Easily Make Your Blender Models 3D-Printable with This Add-On **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Dovetail Key is a Blender add-on that automates splitting 3D models into printable parts connected by self-locking dovetail joints. Users draw a line to define the cut, and the plug-in handles boolean operations, generates male/female connector geometry, and adjusts clearance and sizing automatically. It supports freehand cuts, live preview, auto or manual sizing, and is built on bmesh to handle high-poly sculpts without crashing. A new ball key joint shape has also been added. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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