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Is there a way to select all the objects inside a collection?
When you are in the 3D View, select one of the collection objects and press shiftG > Collection. In the Outliner, right click on the collection name > Select Objects.
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Where are the outliner toggles in 2.8?
These are now hidden by default to provide a cleaner and easier UI for beginners while still presenting enough functionality for most common use cases.
For more complex projects or advanced users ...
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The number of objects selected
In Blender 2.93.0 version, you can go in the 3D Viewport to the top right under Viewport Overlays (icon is an open circle intersecting a closed circle) and enable the Statistics checkbox.
Then at the ...
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Can't select bones in Weight Paint mode
You need to parent the mesh to the armature first to setup the weights, this is done with Lock Object Modes checked.
In Object Mode, select the mesh, Shift select armature, then Ctrl + P to parent ...
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Where is the toggle for 'Limit Selection To Visible'?
That is what Toggle X-ray does. Control if you can select through objects or not. It shows vertices that otherwise would not be visible, and allows you to select them.
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How to toggle selectable of multiple objects?
OK, you've already added 'Selectable' to your visible restriction toggles in the outliner.
Create a new collection for the objects you want to make simultaneously selectable / non-selectable. Call it,...
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Selecting verices by angle
Select inline verts.
Quick edit mode bmesh script. Run in vert select mode. Selects all vertices connected to 2 edges that have an angle of within 2 degrees of 180 degrees. Think of it like a clock,...
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Can't select bones in Weight Paint mode
top menu Edit > Lock Object Modes > uncheck
Then you can select multiple items when in edit mode.
Set your mesh to weight paint while your rig is in pose ...
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shift alt left click for loop select doesn't work in 2.8 anymore. What did they change now?
In Edit > Preference > Input part if you have Emulate 3 Button Mouse in this case the Alt key serves as the third button so the shortcuts do not all work.
Just remove the check mark in the Emulate 3 ...
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Selecting faces not covered by other objects
As @lemon has commented, an alternative method for generating the raw texture might be to temporarily disable all your lighting, replace with a Sun lamp pointing vertically down in Z, and (using ...
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Selecting faces not covered by other objects
Another way is to use vertex weights.
But this technique needs either :
That you group all of your objects into one (Object > Join when selecting multiple objects)
Use as many "vertex weights ...
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can I get number of edges connected to a vertex
Boundary edges
I essentially want to put a fence up around the edge of my object
IMO Simplest here to select edges that are boundaries, ie are connected to only one face.
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Python : Get selected objects in outliner
As of this commit you can use Context.selected_ids (undocumented for now) to get references for all object types selected in the outliner. Notice that the context ...
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How to extrude only edges
(I wish users were a bit more curious and explored the menus...)
The Extrude function will extrude a face.
If you olny want to extrude the edges, select the face, then use Edge> Extrude Edges.
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What is the difference between Selected Linked and Selected Linked All?
With Select Linked, you don't need to select one vertex, you can just hover it with the mouse and press L.
With Select Linked All, you need to select at least one vertex.
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Geometry nodes - Why is "mesh to curve" extending the selection of nodes?
You would simply have to apply the vertex group to the points first with Capture Attribute, and then use that as the selection for ...
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How to select all polygons within a selected edge perimeter?
It is Select ⇾ Select Loops ⇾ Select Loop Inner-Region.
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How can I fully select a collection using python with blue highlight?
Each outliner area has individual selection (blue highlight).
But only one active collection as seen below (gray highlight on icon).
If you press F2 in any one ...
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Is it possible to deselect vertices in Python?
if you want to run it in object mode:
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Why do vertices move when trying to box select?
You've pressed W. This is mapped to the selection tool and will cycle through the different selection methods if the select tool is already highlighted.
Either press W until you're back to box select,...
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Selecting faces not covered by other objects
Please click on the image to see a larger image. Particles are emitted in the areas not covered by buildings as explained below. A flat plane is the terrain. A torus and cone represent simple ...
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can I get number of edges connected to a vertex
In your example, the 4 corners wouldn't get selected because they are connected to 2 edges.
However there is a handy operator with SHIFT + G or Select>Select Similar then "Amount of connecting edges"
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Select all Objects with "x" amount of Vertices
Select scene objects
Iterating over objects in the scene will keep the selection result is confined to only objects type mesh in the scene.
An object can be active but not selected.
Prior to blender ...
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How can I cut a complex Blender object in half?
Bisect Tool
If you need precise adjustment - open tool properties (left-bottom at 3D viewport editor) and set cut numerically.
For 3D print you would need to have a mesh as manifold, so check Fill ...
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Inverting material assignment on mesh
Make sure you're in object mode, then try running this script from the text editor. Save beforehand just in case.
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Blender Python select object
The last added object with a primitive_add operator will be selected. Invert your two operator calls and you can have access to the cube :
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