Questions tagged [selection-tools]
Questions about Blender's tools for managing selections. Selections are used to define what part of an object/path/curve/etc. is being manipulated or highlighted.
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Move select linked based on proximity using Geometry Nodes
I would like to offset certain elements in the y direction of this mesh based on the proximity relative to the wire framed cube. All the hexagon elements belong to the same mesh but are separate ...
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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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What is happening with my sculpt tools/viewport?
I have just finished sculpting the body of my model and moved on to do the hands separately. I joined the objects, remeshed, and checked the normals of the final object. I have cleared masks and ...
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Outliner: Is there a way to select objects by data type within a Collection?
Is there a way to quickly select all objects of a given type within a specific Collection?
Right-clicking on a Collection in the Outliner brings up this menu:
↑ There is an option to "Select ...
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I am not able to select any objects in a particular collection in the 3D viewport
I was working on something else other than the airplane and somehow the parts became unselectable in the 3D viewport. I cannot select any part on the airplane in the viewport but I can choose anything ...
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Why my entire edge selection suddenly stop?
When I select the entire edge suddenly the selection stop in that point as show in the picture.
Cant figure why!!! What I can do?
There's no ngon, no double faces, no double vertex......
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Selection in edit mode not highlighted yellow
In edit mode, when I select vertices, edges or faces, I can move and edit the selection as usual, but it isn't highlighted yellow. The problem apparently occured after implementing "empty hair&...
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Selection paint brush does not highlight the selected hair
Can't solve this problem no matter I do.
The brush works fine but does not highlight the selected hair strands.
I already tried to change selection oppacity, but still no effect.
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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:
I ...
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Geometry Node, How to select easy creating patterns on Mesh Surface (ex. metal deposits)
Working out with rock containing different ressources deposits and try using geometry nodes for it (find base on youtube... not smart enough :)). Although looking for effect on rock surface not on ...
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Move Tool scales Reference Image
Blender 3.6.2 - I can use the Move Tool on the Default Box and slide along the axis's by grabbing the arrows in a new file. However I can't do that after importing a Reference Image. After bringing in ...
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How to Select an Edge Created by a Boolean, in Geometry Nodes
I have a basic geonode setup where one object punches a hole through another. How would I select a specific edge created by the boole, so that I can then bevel it?
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Newly created edge from boolean or cut operation left selected or marked. Function or feature?
Is there anywhere a function, built in or not, that will mark (user defined) newly created edges, or leave the newly created edges highlighted for me to then mark or manipulate, if: The edge was made ...
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How can I prevent accidentally dragging just one child of a parent?
I have imported a variety of tree models from Artstation into blender. When I drag some of these models, the entire object moves together. For other objects, it's like the children are unlinked or ...
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How do I select all parts of a path curve at once?
I want to select all the parts of a path curve at once, similar to alt-click for normal meshes. How do I do this?
I want to select all the points at once.
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Snap vertex selection box to grid
I would like the vertex selection box to snap to the grid, just like in gimp.
I this possible?
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Can't Transform Certain Faces
I am unable to move, rotate, or scale certain faces of my model. Many other faces of the model can be transformed, and the untransformable parts of the mesh are still able to be selected in Face and ...
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Problem with applying "Join as Shapekeys" by script with selecting them by row.prop
I'm new in scripting, and I really hope someone of you guys will help me find an answer for my question.
In the script, I'm trying to apply the "Join as Shapekeys" operator to an object, ...
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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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Use Geometry Nodes to determine Face Corners on side of edge loop
I'm using Blender 3.6.1 LTS.
I have an edge loop isolated from the edge loops generated by a boolean difference. Using the answer from geometry nodes - Get Faces of Edge I can isolate the faces on ...
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Geometry is not highlighting in edit mode in 3.6 or 3.6.1
I’m having a big problem with the 3.6 series of updates…or maybe it’s me. I have a character I have been working on for an animation project. I have upgraded to version 3.6 then 3.6.1 but, during this ...
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How to select all faces contained within other faces?
I want to select all faces that "share" space within another face. How do I select all, I would think there is a "select all by trait" or similar but can't find this specifically.
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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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In blender 3.6 after selecting the Light > Sun why I can't switch to edit mode?
Either if I'm selecting the parent sun or it's child sun in both cases when pressing the tab key nothing happens. I also tried in the drop-down menu and there is no edit mode.
I can switch to edit ...
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How to select identical meshes from a single imported model, in object mode, that are separated individually in the outliner?
I have this castle model I received from a CG website and it came in the form of an .obj. After importing I noticed that almost every piece was separated from one another. I was hoping to find help in ...
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I can only select one object at a time where as before i could select muliple
I have 5 different objects in my collection currently. Before this setting triggered. I could select any part or any object (multiple or one at a time) then edit the number of selections I made using ...
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How to select the farthest point on the x-axis?
I have a lot of these curves in different shapes. Finding the most convex points along the axes by eye is not an option, you need absolute precision.
Maybe someone can suggest a script that would ...
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I'm getting accidental selections through a model. How do I prevent this?
I'm a newb following the donut tutorial. I'm at the stage of modeling the dribbles from the icing. I'm in Edit mode with X-ray vision off, and solid mode active in the view port. When I try to select ...
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How to select objects of similar materials?
Are there any ways or add-ons for smart multi-material object selection?
On the pictures below we have cubes colored with yellow, blue and white in different order. If we pick the big cube as active ...
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shortest_path_select - Return vertices sorted
I could select a couple of vertices and get the path by calling this:
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Using BGL to color lit an Object from the Viewport objects
I am figuring out a way to Color lit a object using BGL, but I have never encountered with BGL, so I would like to figure out how you could lit this object let's say obj from this code
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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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Can't select anything in object mode in Layout mode
I don't know why I can't select objects in Layout mode. The only way I can select an object is by clicking where its Origin is and when I do, I get an orange outline rather than yellow. My second ...
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How do I add an new object to an existing group?
Hi I am wondering if there's a way to add new object to an existing group.
I tried ctrl + shift + G but it only adds object to the collection instead of the "grp" unit. I can also ungroup ...
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Why can't I see all the objects within this blender project?
I have downloaded this (excellent) rendering of a terrarium, but when I examine it in Blender, it appears to only have a single object - the glass jar, and none of the other vertices are visible, even ...
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Selecting vertices inside a box
The question is the same as Selecting vertices within a box defined by exact coordinates, but now on Blender 3.0.1:
I want to select all vertices within a bounding box defined by (x1,y1,z1) and (x2, ...
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Left click selection not working
Since I started using Blender I've never been able to left-click select anything, nor move it, nor anything. It's as if it is something that isn't supposed to work at all. The only way I've been able ...
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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 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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Unwanted mesh selection through other objects with x-ray off
I'm new so I don't know if this is a bug, or if I'm missing something.
Here I am trying to deselect some faces.
It doesn't select through the current object being worked on, only other objects.
Why ...
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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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temporarily disable orbit around selection
In the preferences I have "Orbit Around Selection" ticked on and I´d like to keep it that way. But sometimes I´d like to disable it during work just for a few seconds to freely move the view ...
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Selection difficulties
I'm in edit, I've got wire frame on, I've got xray on and when I try to select the top crab claw by drawing a square over it it only selects some of it. When I try to add faces its only adding them ...
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Stuck in lasso mode
I'm stuck in lasso mode, thinking I must have pressed something by accident...
In Object Mode, everything appears to work fine, and 'W' will cycle through the select modes as expected.
In Edit Mode, ...
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Blender Soft selection mode
How could that mode be actually used if it doesn't have any visual display of the active zones ( color gradient) ?
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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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The tab where tools show up are all gray and I cant select the mode I want
I'm trying to color a model but the proper coloring tool is not showing up
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Scaling independent poly selections by the center of each selection
I would like to scale each of these cylinder shaped selections down by say 5% (i.e. making hole smaller). Is there anyway to do that with a single selection, or do I need to do each one sperately?
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Unable to join or convert in the object menu even though I've selected all the curves
I am new to Blender. I know that if I select one curve it would be " active selected" and I can go into the edit mode or join/convert, but how to make all the curves become active selected? ...
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How do you group vertices as a section in a mesh?
In edit mode, is there a quick way to designate a group of vertices/faces in the same mesh of an object? Designated in such a way that one can form a list of sections on a mesh, and simply select the ...
