# Separate mesh

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/separate-mesh/151438>\
**Category:** Rhino\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [December 1, 2022, 8:46am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/separate-mesh/151438 "2022-12-01T08:46:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![onlyforpeace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/onlyforpeace/32/768248_2.png) [@onlyforpeace](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/onlyforpeace)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 8:46am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/separate-mesh/151438/1 "2022-12-01T08:46:44Z")

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Hello, i received a mesh with a lot of closed simple mesh, but when i select one, every mesh are selected, is there a toll that separate all?

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/f/e/e/fee7bae48337dc8d84488b9da13e992e31d6e41d.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![DanielPiker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/danielpiker/32/666337_2.png) [@DanielPiker](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/DanielPiker)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 8:55am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/separate-mesh/151438/2 "2022-12-01T08:55:34Z")

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Hi @onlyforpeace

Are you looking for something like this?  
[https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/7/help/en-us/index.htm#commands/splitdisjointmesh.htm](https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/7/help/en-us/index.htm#commands/splitdisjointmesh.htm)

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**Author:** ![onlyforpeace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/onlyforpeace/32/768248_2.png) [@onlyforpeace](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/onlyforpeace)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 9:37am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/separate-mesh/151438/3 "2022-12-01T09:37:26Z")

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I never use Mesh tools… and it’s the good tool!!!  
I found \_ExtractConnectedMeshFaces but it’s longer to select one by one…

Thank you!