Select Hidden ON Select Hidden

Section Video: Selection Tools: Select Hidden

Determines whether hidden elements are selected or ignored, when drag-selecting. This is a toggle button, click to change modes:

Toolbar Icon Description
Select Hidden ON On: all elements are selectable, regardless of their visibility
Select Hidden OFF Off: drag selection will ignore any elements that cannot currently be seen

Handle Alignment Examples

Handle Alignment Local Handle Alignment

Section Video: Selection Tools: Handle Alignment

Keyboard Shortcut : P

Choose how the scene handles will be oriented when selecting elements. This is a toggle button; click to change modes:

Toolbar Icon Description
Handle Alignment Global Global: Similar to a compass, the handle orientation is always the same, regardless of local rotation.
Handle Alignment Local Local: Similar to "left vs right", handle orientation is relative the object's rotation.
Handle Alignment Planar Planar: This special mode aligns the handles to exact normal direction of the selected face.

Handle Alignment Examples

Grow Selection Grow Selection

Section Video: Selection Tools: Grow Selection

Keyboard Shortcut: ALT G

Expands the selection outward to adjacent faces, edges, or vertices.

Options Icon Options:

Setting Description
Restrict To Angle Only Grow Selection to faces within a specified angle
Max Angle The angle to use when Restrict to Angle is On
Iterative Only Grow Selection to adjacent faces, with each button press

Handle Alignment Examples

Shrink Selection Shrink Selection

Section Video: Selection Tools: Shrink Selection

Keyboard Shortcut : ALT SHIFT G

Does the opposite of Grow Selection: removes the elements on the perimeter of the current selection.

Shrink Selection Example

Invert Selection Invert Selection

Section Video: Selection Tools: Invert Selection

Keyboard Shortcut : CTRL SHIFT I

Selects the inverse of the current selection. All unselected elements will become selected, the current selection will be unselected.

Invert Selection Example

Select Edge Loop Icon Select Edge Loop

Section Video: Selection Tools: Select Edge Loop

Keyboard Shortcut : ALT L

Selects an edge loop from each selected edge.

Handle Alignment Examples

Select Edge Ring Icon Select Edge Ring

Section Video: Selection Tools: Select Edge Ring

Keyboard Shortcut : ALT R

Selects a ring from each selected edge.

Handle Alignment Examples

Select Face Loop Icon Select Face Loop

Keyboard Shortcut : ALT L Shift + Double Click

Selects a face loop from each selected face. Faces are only considered to be part of a loop if they contain exactly 4 sides.

Select Face Ring Icon Select Face Ring

Keyboard Shortcut : ALT R Control + Double Click

Selects a face ring from each selected face. Faces are only considered to be part of a ring if they contain exactly 4 sides.

Select Hole Icon Select Hole

Section Video: Selection Tools: Select Hole

With an open vertex or edge selected, click Select Hole to select all elements along opening.

With no elements selected, clicking Select Hole will automatically select all holes in the selected object.

Select by Material Icon Select by Material

Section Video: Selection Tools: Select byMaterial

Click to select all faces on this object, which use the same material as the selected face.

Select by Vertex Color Icon Select by Vertex Color

Section Video: Selection Tools: Select by Vertex Color

Click to select all faces on this object, which have the same vertex color as the selected face.

Shift Modifier Icon Shift Modifier

Section Video: Selection Tools: Shift Modifier

Choose how holding the SHIFT key will affect selection, when clicking or drag-selecting:

Toolbar Icon Description
SHIFT Modifier Add Add: always add to the selection
SHIFT Modifier Subtract Subtract: always subtract from the selection
SHIFT Modifier Difference Difference: unselected elements are added, selected elements are subtracted

Selection Rect Icon Selection Rect Mode

Choose whether drag selection should only select elements inside the drag-rect (Complete), or also elements intersected by the drag-rect.

Toolbar Icon Description
Complete Complete: Only select elements entirely within the drag-rect
Intersect Intersect: Select both occluded and intersected elements