How to checker deselect edge and vertex rings

Question

I know there's a way to checker deselect a ring of edges, but is there a way to do the same on multiple rings of edges or vertices? Every time I've tried it, Blender deselects only the active ring.

I'd like it to look something like this, but doing it manually for larger objects is extremely annoying.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Since my answer this similar question is somewhat outdated, here's a new answer.

Edge loops

1. Ensure you're in edge select mode (⎈ Ctrl↹ Tab)

2. Select an edge ring by pressing ⎈ Ctrl⎇ Alt RMB over an edge

3. Run checker deselect (the Space search is useful here)

4. Run multi select loops

Note that this selects edge loops as shown in your example. To do the same for edge rings, do the inverse:

Edge rings

1. Ensure you're still in edge select mode
2. Select an edge loop this time (⎇ Alt RMB)
3. Run checker deselect
4. Run multi select loops, then enable rings in the redo menu (F6 or 3D view > Toolshelf)