How would I separate a mesh in Blender?

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#1

So I have a tail obj: Przechwytywanie

How would I cut off only the fins from the rest of the tail and make them both separate objects?

#2

Nevermind. Got it.

#3

Please explain your solution so that others with the same question can get the answer by searching here. Since Blender provides many different methods of doing the same thing, someone might also be able to give you tips on how to do it fastest/fit it into your workflow.

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#4

Easy method for anyone searching:

  1. Select the vertices / faces you want to separate in edit mode
  2. Press ‘P’
  3. Click ‘Selection’

This will separate any selected parts of the model and make them into a new object.

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#5

How would I fill the insides of the newly separated objects? Without using fill, since that is very glitchy for me - and the object becomes very choppy

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