Select Tool

The Select Tool is probably the most often used tool of all. You need it to select points, edges, polygons, or entire objects. All selection operations are also available in the "Selection" menu.

Modes
The select tool performs different operations depending on which mode Cheetah3D currently is in.


  • When you are in object mode you can select either entire polygon objects or spline objects within the 3D view. You can only select one object at at time. Multiple object selections aren't supported yet.

  • When you are in polygon mode you can select polygons of raw polygon objects. You cannot select polygons of parametric or creator objects. To do this you first have to make them editable (see Polygonobject).

  • Within edge mode you can select polygon edges of raw polygon objects.

  • Within point mode you can either select the points of a raw polygon object or you can select the control points of a spline.

Keys

  • shift: Use the shift key for extending an already existing selection.
  • command: Use the command key to unselect single polygons, edges or points of an already existing selection.

Properties

  • visible: When this property is checked, only visible primitives will be selected. Hidden primitives can be selected if this property is not checked.
  • radius: The selection radius in screen pixels around the mouse cursor within which primitives will be selected.
  • transfer selection: Transfers the current selection into a point, edge or polygon selection. Doesn't work in object mode.
  • select all: Selects all polygons, edges or points of the currently selected object. Doesn't work in object mode.
  • select group: Increases the current selection to all polygons, edges or points which are connected to each other. Two polygons are connected to each other if they have one common edge for example.
  • invert selection: Inverts the current selection. Doesn't work in object mode.
  • expand selection: Expands the current selection by the unselected neighbors of the selection.
  • reduce selection: Reduces the current selection by the primitives which have unselected neighbors.

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