How Can I Unjoin Meshes?

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I used Ctrl+J to join meshes, but now I want to take them apart. Is there a simple way?

Like P > By Selection? – J Sargent Nov 07 '15 at 13:50 — J Sargent, Nov 07 '15 at 13:50

score 30 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 04 '20 at 21:06

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If you can easily select the vertices that you want to separate, then in edit mode press P > By Selection. You may also be able to use the By Material if the materials are different or By Loose Parts if the objects are not connected.

By Selection:

By Materials:

By Loose Parts:

edited Nov 04 '20 at 21:06

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answered Nov 07 '15 at 13:52

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But is there any other way? – DanielCMK Nov 07 '15 at 14:23
No. What exactly do you need you separate? – J Sargent Nov 07 '15 at 14:25
Well, when I tried to join objects, the origins were at different points, so I couldn't animate it. – DanielCMK Nov 07 '15 at 14:27
When you join two objects, then whichever is active will retain its origin, and the other mesh will be joined to that mesh. I still don't get exactly what your issue is. Could you update your question? – J Sargent Nov 07 '15 at 14:31
Oh well. The "P" thing worked. Thanks for your help! – DanielCMK Nov 07 '15 at 14:33
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In the 3D window, select the object that has an origin in the wrong place. Choose Object -> Transform... -> Origin to Geometry and it will move the origin to the weighted center of the mesh. – Matt Nov 07 '15 at 20:14
pressing P doesnt do anything for me – csharp newbie Nov 09 '18 at 14:58
@csharpnewbie Were you in edit mode? – J Sargent Nov 10 '18 at 18:08

How Can I Unjoin Meshes?

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