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Forum Archive › What is difference between detaching by pressing Y and P ? im beginners and got confused › Reply To: What is difference between detaching by pressing Y and P ? im beginners and got confused
Yup… “P” separates the mesh into it’s own object and “Y” splits the mesh, but retains it’s position within the same object.
And as Tanya suggests, sometimes playing around with simple primitives to see what each does differently is the best teacher.