Create new object from selected faces while retaining faces on old object

Question

I have the following model:

What I'm trying to do is for each face create a new object. I found out how to do that here, Splitting pieces of a mesh into a new object

The problem is, that method removes the faces when I select them from the original object (refer to my screen shots)

How do I create a new object from the selected faces without taking them away from the other object?

I am doing this because I need to make another part that fits into the main object for 3D printing later.

Can't you duplicate then separate by selection? This would create a new separate object. — Timaroberts, Jun 29, 2020 at 18:18
funny you mention that, I literally just did that and it worked. Weird that you have to do that though, but it works :). Is there a better way then this? You could add that as an answer though if you want and I'll accept. — Joseph Astrahan, Jun 29, 2020 at 18:25

fmotion1 · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-29 18:36:35Z

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Check this .GIF:

answered Jun 29, 2020 at 18:36

fmotion1

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$\begingroup$ Yup that is the answer for sure :), thanks for making the gif, this will help a lot of other users. $\endgroup$
– Joseph Astrahan
Jun 29, 2020 at 18:37
$\begingroup$ How did you put the key- and mousestrokes into the GIF, by the way ? Is there a dedicated program ? Or did you put them in manually ? $\endgroup$
– TheEagle
Jun 2, 2021 at 13:17

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