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title: "Split"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NEUTRON_MODELING_SPLIT.html"
section_path: "The Node Editor > The individual Assets > Geo Modifier > Split"
element_id: "NET_MAXON_NEUTRON_MODELING_SPLIT"
description: "This page describes the Split node of the Scene Nodes system in Cinema 4D. It copies selected polygons into a new geometry while leaving the original …"
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# Split

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page describes the **Split node** of the Scene Nodes system in **Cinema 4D**. It copies selected polygons into a new geometry while leaving the original untouched — non-destructive extraction of mesh parts.

This Node offers a comparable functionality to the [Disconnect command](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/5627.html.md) of the *Mesh menu* and copies selected polygons of a geometry into a new geometry. The original initial geometry remains unchanged. The following image shows an example of this.

> **Tip:** Note:
>
> If you only want to move a part of your geometry independently of neighboring polygons, for example, or change it using modeling commands, you can also use the [Disconnect Node](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NEUTRON_MODELING_DISCONNECT.html.md). However, this changes the initial geometry, as new points and edges are generated at the edges of your selection.

![Image: 2024-5_Split_Modificator_01.png](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/2024-5_Split_Modificator_01.png)\
On the left you can see the initial geometry with a colored polygon selection. When these polygons are moved, drag a part of the adjacent surfaces with them, as shown in the center of the illustration. However, if these surfaces are separated beforehand and thus copied into a new geometry, they can be moved independently of the original geometry without any problems (right in the image).