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I'm new to blender and somehow I got into some mode or something (not sure what or how) but I can't find a way out of it. there is a constant orange dot in object mode (even if I press A to deselect everything) and if I change to edit mode a blue line around the object appears(pic) and nothing else except within that selection can't be adjusted or selected. how do I get out of this selection?

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this is what it looks like in edit mode

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This orange dot is the origin of the object which will be visible in all modes (Object, edit and pose(armatures) modes), so it's not the vertex, as shown below:

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If you press A to select all vertices then you will find the vertices highlighted as shown below:

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You can select 1 vertex using RightClick then move it using G as shown below:

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The edges are blue because they are marked. There are five types of markings you can apply to edges. The following is the basic colour scheme:

  • Red - UV seam
  • Pink - Edge crease
  • Blue - Sharp edge
  • Green - Freestyle edge
  • Orange - Bevel weight

To clear the mark edges yourself from Edit Mode, go to the Edge menu (Ctrl+E) then choose Clear Sharp as shown below: enter image description here

Then edges will be orange again as normal as shown below: enter image description here

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  • $\begingroup$ I'm still unable to unselect everything even when I press 'A' there is still one orange dot which turns into the blue selection in edit mode $\endgroup$ – Sam Apr 17 '17 at 23:09
  • $\begingroup$ @Sam could you provide your .blend file on blend-exchange.giantcowfilms.com to be able to help you? $\endgroup$ – Tak Apr 17 '17 at 23:17
  • $\begingroup$ @Tak <img src="https://blend-exchange.giantcowfilms.com/embedImage.png?bid=3154" /> I'm not sure if it's an issue with cell fracture, but I tried making a new project from scratch and the exact issue came again after using cell fracture $\endgroup$ – Sam Apr 17 '17 at 23:33
  • $\begingroup$ @Sam answer updated $\endgroup$ – Tak Apr 18 '17 at 0:33
  • $\begingroup$ @tak ok so how do I get rid of this so I can select and edit all the pieces again without there being a blue line etc? $\endgroup$ – Sam Apr 18 '17 at 1:04

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