How can I make my particles freeze in time and convert them into a Mesh?

Question

I made a particle system but now i want to extract the particles as a Mesh, or just froze the particles in time, for render time, is this possible?

Related: http://blender.stackexchange.com/q/28533/599 and http://blender.stackexchange.com/q/5213/599 — gandalf3, May 29 '15 at 19:24
Note that you can also use a particle system which doesn't have physics to begin with, e.g. hair or an emitter with None as the physics type. — gandalf3, May 29 '15 at 19:29

score 10 · Accepted Answer · edited May 29 '15 at 19:37

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Find the frame most suited to your goal with the particle system.
Press the Convert button of the particle system modifier, you will have duplicates. Make a selection of only the emitted particles. Do not include the original particle system mesh.
Join the Meshes with Ctrl-J

edited May 29 '15 at 19:37

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answered May 29 '15 at 19:21

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