Questions tagged [select]
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How do I conditionally select an index within geometry nodes?
I would like to have a conditional fork in my geometry nodes logic, based off index. In programming it would be like if (index == 5) { ... }. How are conditional ...
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How to hide green faces selection in UV editor?
The green faces remain even when I'm not selecting, is there any way to avoid this?
And even when I'm not in UV Sync
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Contour lines every z-level of this stepped landscape
Trying to recreate this holographic animation all by myself with geometry nodes. Watching several tutorials I used a texture map to create the landscape layout. I do not know how to get a selection of ...
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Is there a way to DESELECT SIMILAR (i.e. Select Similar)?
It is incredibly helpful to be able to select things by their trait (i.e. Select Similar > Normals).
Is there a way to deselect geometry in the same way?
Using the image below as an example:
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Deleting objects by name without affecting current selection
Before 4.0, it was possible to use context override with operators.
It was very handy to be able to delete a list of objects without messing with the current selection.
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How to force Context to be 'Outliner' for using 'bpy.ops.outliner.select_walk' in the 3D Viewport?
I've been trying to use the 'bpy.ops.outliner.select_walk' functionality which walks up and down the list of objects in the outliner with the arrow keys. I want to use this functionality while in the ...
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How can I fully select a collection using python with blue highlight?
I have found this thread and several other threads but nothing with any legit answers. We can somewhat select a collection using for example this script that "selects" the one at index 2:
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Problem selecting/deselecting points from Instance on Points
I'm trying to deselect the last point from instancing.
I'm using the Endpoint Selection < Boolean Math - Not setup as I've ...
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Whenever I select anything it just shows the shader thing at the bottom of the screen
Whenever I select anything it just shows the shader thing at the bottom of the screen. I am in object mode in layout and I can't do anything or move anything! not sure what to do. Here is the scene I ...
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Fastest way to align objects with keyboard shortcut and no errors about active object?
I need a keyboard shortcut to align the selected objects relative
to an specific axis, for example, X.
Currently I have a keyboard shortcut to do this, however,
note the option "Relative to: ...
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How to shortcut select Move tool without instantly being Move?
Shortcut G instantly makes mouse movements Move the selection.
Is there a way to activate the Move tool without it instantly going into this button-less move state?
Similarly for Rotation and Scale.
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Loop Select not working on MacBook M1 Pro - Blender 3.6.2
I'm using a Blender 3.6.2 and while attempting to the loop select on a simple cube, it doesn't work.
I have tried several combinations of keys (Alt + Left Click, Alt + Right Click, Double-Click, ⇧ ...
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Geometry nodes: Select vertex on an edge by angle
I have a simple mesh, which is just an edge and i want to instance objects on some points.
Points, which have 3 or 4 connected edges
Points, which have 2 connected edges, but have 90 degree angle ...
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Blender Python: How to test for "selectable" objects in viewport?
Is there a way to check if objects are selectable in Blender Python?
The code below checks if an object is visible, but is there also something to check if an object is also selectable in viewport?
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msgbus for collection selection in outliner
I want a callback for Collection selections in the Outliner.
So far I already found a common solution for object selections:
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How do i select only visible objects in OBJECT mode
I have a grid array of hundreds of small objects. there is a large mesh object in the middle of this grid array of smaller objects. i want to select only the small object on the outside of this larger ...
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How can I get all selected collections in the Outliner?
In 2022 there was an answer to a question over at
devtalk.blender.org about selecting multiple collections.
The answer was this code segment:
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How can I only select points in Edit Mode?
I'm new here. I was just watching a tutorial but encountered a problem. The guy in the video only marked the individual points in edit mode so that they were selected in blue (see image). Does anyone ...
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Geometry nodes , how to select specific parts of object and delete it?
i need to delete the faces and have a clean boundary. i can't figure it out how to select them.
(blender 3.6.1)
this shape is a base floor plan for creating a procedural building. something like the ...
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How to keep Object Highlight in Sculpt Mode? (2.93)
I'd like to keep the yellow highlight that appears in Object mode when an object is selected but while in sculpt mode. Blender 2.8 did this fine but I can't figure out where the option might be for 2....
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Mirrored Left-Click Select
So I'm going to change my life tonight by flipping my right and left mouse buttons for my system.
Only problem is my Blender set up is currently Right-Click Select as is just and true.
When I flip the ...
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blender 3.6 hidden faces still selectable and manipulable
i'm using blender 3.6i'm a newbie, i've searched everywhere but i couldn't find an answer and i'm going mad! I’ve to hide many faces not contiguous in edit mode so i can select and manipulate only ...
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Object clipping/non-selectable after keyframing vertices
If I start off with a cube (same global and local coordinates), I'm able to select it fine. However, after I keyframe its vertices elsewhere, I'm unable to select the cube while it's near the initial ...
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How can I stop selecting verts I cant see through separate mesh?
I would swear up and down It wasnt doing this before because it suddenly started happening and Im losing my marbles. Im trying to edit the back of these shorts in edit mode. I will select Verts and ...
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How to retrieve the GlobalId from a selected object on an IFC file?
I am trying to start a script to export attributes from selected objects from an IFC file in BlenderBIM, but I am getting an error "'Object' has no attribute 'id'". This is the code so far:
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Node tree adding profiles on some edges of a plane
Trying to get a node tree capable of adding different profiles along specific sides of plane objects.
This current rendering was obtained by copying edges in edit mode then making distinct objects ...
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Selecting singular parts of an object
Good day, I am going to add some material to a model of cabinet: instead of selecting single faces (which will take long time), is there any way to select components/elements (such as drawers, panels, ...
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Selecting pair of edges in geometry nodes
Given a mesh geometry consisting of edges, I want to select the pairs of adjacent edges for each vertex.
For vertex a there is only 1 pair [1,2]:
For vertex b there are 4 pairs [1,2],[2,3],[3,4],[4,...
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is it possible to select/open/show a specific addon tab from script?
I want to select and open in the 3D View sidebar a specific addon tab, but I'm not finding any clue in the docs.
I managed to open the sidebar with:
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Need help with Geometry Nodes edge selection
I have a closed line of connected vertices without faces in GN. This is the outline of a road which I'm using to create a guard rail along the sides. I need to delete the end edges so the rail won't ...
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Is there a way to select every other line of faces along a cylinder quickly?
Is there a way to select like in the picture but quickly? and without having to select line by line?
I found a tutorial but it says to select the edges, I would like to select the faces.
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How To select Faces from a face map using Python?
I am trying to find a way to select faces from a face map, without using the select operator in the given, I know u can do it by
bpy.ops.object.face_map_select()
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How to select all drivers?
When I'm importing mesh to blender I have a lot of drivers which I need to delete. It's too long to select each driver, and I've tried to use shift+LMB, ctrl+LMB, ctrl-A, but can't select all the ...
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Object Selection: Select More/Less
I don't understand how Select ‣ More/Less ‣ Less operator works.
On the manual it says this,
Contrast the selection, deselect objects at the boundaries of parent/child relationships.
But this is ...
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Just upgraded to Blender 3.5, now there's a select menu everytime I hit Alt+LMB, how do I get this to go away?
This is the little menu that pops up every time I press Alt+LMB. I do not like it, it gets in the way and is distracting to my workflow. Anyone know how to get rid of this?
I use the Industry ...
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Select curve objects by extrusion profile object
I need to select all curve objects in my scene that have their bevel geometry set to OBJECT and share the same “profile object” (bevel object):
bpy.context.object.data.bevel_object = bpy.data.objects[&...
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How to select between edges?
can i select the edges (red) between the blue edges on the screenshot somehow by one key? I've tried inner region selection, but it didn't help. Are there any script or addon that can help?
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Can't Move the Gizmo - Just Draws a Select Box
In previous versions of Blender, I was able to click on the different points of a 3D gizmo to manipulate it.
However, after the 3.4 update this no longer works. It just draws a select box. I wondered ...
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Alt + Mouse click not selecting edges but selecting loops
My Alt + Left Mouse Button decided that it will go wild. It is selecting the loops (i.e. loop cut through default cube) but it will not select loop edges. It was working fine but it stopped in the ...
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How to trigger an event by reseclecting nodes in the shader workspace PYTHON
All I need is actually just a script or something that acts as an event through which other operators can be triggered. The event should be triggered when a user selects a new node in the shader ...
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Alt+Left Click doesn't select Loops on sharp edges (<90°)
If I Alt+Left Click on any loops, that are not along sharp edges, i don't have this issue. Selecting the outer edge of a singular plane works fine aswell. It's only on models like the one that's shown ...
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Eyelashes vertices
I'm new at the blender and I'm trying get colour for eyelashes, I bought this body mesh and eyelashes is like a part of body it's not separated. Maybe there is an easier way to select all eyelashes ...
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Selecting Z-Up only faces
Does anyone know how to select all Z-Up only faces in this monstrocity please? I've selected a few as an example:
I've tried:
Select Similar > Normal: that selects Z-Down as well. I've also tried ...
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Selecting outmost edges with geometry nodes [duplicate]
I want to select all outmost edges/vertices of an object with geometry nodes (marked in included image).
I thought it was going to be fairly straightforward but I am really struggling with this one. ...
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how to select loose geometry part in one object
The full sphere is one object, which exists of loose geometry parts (planks). How can I select a single part without separating the complete object?
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Edges orange when I haven't selected them
My edges are orange when I haven't even selected them.
Thing i've tried:
restarting blender
clicking on select then select none
clicking on the background
checking if they have a crease or not
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Selecting vertices of a mesh using vertex coordinates
I have two meshes: (A and B) that are partly overlapping and have some vertices with different indices but the exact same global location. I would like to look at the vertex locations of mesh A and ...
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How do I bevel a ridge around a ring?
I have made a ring lip around the top of a cylinder. I want to make each top face of the ring (the selected faces) be beveled to make a bumpy ridge around the ring.
I tried beveling (CTR + B) and it ...
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Object not appearing and being selectable but still present in the menu
So I was working on a model and at some point while working on a part I mistyped and all the other meshes disappeared (except for the one I was working on) the problem is : I can't get them to show ...
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keyframing in blender 3.4
when inserting a keyframe, should I only select the rig-frame(s) for the body parts that moved/rotated? Or is it better to select the entire rig (after adjustments) and then insert the keyframe? Or is ...
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