When you subdivide a cube into 9 smaller cubes,
how to separate them
so that between each smaller cubes is a gap ?
But, the mesh is whole so that each smaller cube is not represented by individual smaller cube meshes.
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Sign up to join this communityWhen you subdivide a cube into 9 smaller cubes,
how to separate them
so that between each smaller cubes is a gap ?
But, the mesh is whole so that each smaller cube is not represented by individual smaller cube meshes.
If you want individual smaller cubes it would be easier to generate them with an array rather than subdividing a large cube. This is because when you subdivide, Blender doesn't generate internal faces.
At this point you should have something that looks like a subdivided cube.
To convert to a single mesh object, select the object then press Alt+C to bring up the Convert To menu then select Mesh from Curve/Meta/Surf/Text.
If you want small cubes not to be as individual meshes but still to have a gap between them then I think you want to inset faces of original cube and extrude insetted parts.