diff --git a/OpenNest.Core/Splitting/ISplitFeature.cs b/OpenNest.Core/Splitting/ISplitFeature.cs
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+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+
+namespace OpenNest;
+
+public class SplitFeatureResult
+{
+    public List<Entity> NegativeSideEdge { get; }
+    public List<Entity> PositiveSideEdge { get; }
+
+    public SplitFeatureResult(List<Entity> negativeSideEdge, List<Entity> positiveSideEdge)
+    {
+        NegativeSideEdge = negativeSideEdge;
+        PositiveSideEdge = positiveSideEdge;
+    }
+}
+
+public interface ISplitFeature
+{
+    string Name { get; }
+    SplitFeatureResult GenerateFeatures(SplitLine line, double extentStart, double extentEnd, SplitParameters parameters);
+}
diff --git a/OpenNest.Core/Splitting/StraightSplit.cs b/OpenNest.Core/Splitting/StraightSplit.cs
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+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+
+namespace OpenNest;
+
+public class StraightSplit : ISplitFeature
+{
+    public string Name => "Straight";
+
+    public SplitFeatureResult GenerateFeatures(SplitLine line, double extentStart, double extentEnd, SplitParameters parameters)
+    {
+        var (negEdge, posEdge) = line.Axis == CutOffAxis.Vertical
+            ? (new Line(new Vector(line.Position, extentStart), new Vector(line.Position, extentEnd)),
+               new Line(new Vector(line.Position, extentEnd), new Vector(line.Position, extentStart)))
+            : (new Line(new Vector(extentStart, line.Position), new Vector(extentEnd, line.Position)),
+               new Line(new Vector(extentEnd, line.Position), new Vector(extentStart, line.Position)));
+
+        return new SplitFeatureResult(
+            new List<Entity> { negEdge },
+            new List<Entity> { posEdge });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenNest.Tests/Splitting/SplitFeatureTests.cs b/OpenNest.Tests/Splitting/SplitFeatureTests.cs
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+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Tests.Splitting;
+
+public class SplitFeatureTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void StraightSplit_Vertical_ProducesSingleLineEachSide()
+    {
+        var feature = new StraightSplit();
+        var line = new SplitLine(50.0, CutOffAxis.Vertical);
+        var parameters = new SplitParameters { Type = SplitType.Straight };
+
+        var result = feature.GenerateFeatures(line, 10.0, 90.0, parameters);
+
+        Assert.Single(result.NegativeSideEdge);
+        var negLine = Assert.IsType<Line>(result.NegativeSideEdge[0]);
+        Assert.Equal(50.0, negLine.StartPoint.X, 6);
+        Assert.Equal(10.0, negLine.StartPoint.Y, 6);
+        Assert.Equal(50.0, negLine.EndPoint.X, 6);
+        Assert.Equal(90.0, negLine.EndPoint.Y, 6);
+
+        Assert.Single(result.PositiveSideEdge);
+        var posLine = Assert.IsType<Line>(result.PositiveSideEdge[0]);
+        Assert.Equal(50.0, posLine.StartPoint.X, 6);
+        Assert.Equal(90.0, posLine.StartPoint.Y, 6);
+        Assert.Equal(50.0, posLine.EndPoint.X, 6);
+        Assert.Equal(10.0, posLine.EndPoint.Y, 6);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void StraightSplit_Horizontal_ProducesSingleLineEachSide()
+    {
+        var feature = new StraightSplit();
+        var line = new SplitLine(40.0, CutOffAxis.Horizontal);
+        var parameters = new SplitParameters { Type = SplitType.Straight };
+
+        var result = feature.GenerateFeatures(line, 5.0, 95.0, parameters);
+
+        var negLine = Assert.IsType<Line>(result.NegativeSideEdge[0]);
+        Assert.Equal(5.0, negLine.StartPoint.X, 6);
+        Assert.Equal(40.0, negLine.StartPoint.Y, 6);
+        Assert.Equal(95.0, negLine.EndPoint.X, 6);
+        Assert.Equal(40.0, negLine.EndPoint.Y, 6);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void StraightSplit_Name()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal("Straight", new StraightSplit().Name);
+    }
+}