# Detach and Duplicate faces

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/detach-and-duplicate-faces/4796>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [May 29, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/detach-and-duplicate-faces/4796 "2019-05-29T23:22:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mzone3d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mzone3d](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mzone3d)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/detach-and-duplicate-faces/4796/1 "2019-05-29T23:22:04Z")

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Hello.

I’m trying to select a bunch of faces and duplicate/ clone them as a new object.  
Is this possible?

Cheers  
Matt

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 11:40pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/detach-and-duplicate-faces/4796/2 "2019-05-29T23:40:49Z")

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Faces can’t exist as separate entities right now, we only support solid bodies for now.

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**Author:** ![mzone3d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mzone3d](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mzone3d)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 11:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/detach-and-duplicate-faces/4796/3 "2019-05-29T23:41:32Z")

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Ok thankyou