How to make a proxy (low poly object just for display) in blender 2.8?

Sometimes I use the decimate modifier and set it to only affect viewport and not render.
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Otherwise you can create low poly proxies and make them parents for the high poly versions. Hide the high polys from viewport and hide the low polys from render. I usually also put them in different collections too.

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