You can
limit the types of objects or components Maya selects when you click
or drag with the selection tools. This lets you work on certain
parts of a complex model without accidentally selecting other objects.
To limit selections,
you select which types of objects or components you can and can’t
select. This is called the selection mask.
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Switch between selecting
objects and components.
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Use the Select by object
type and the Select by component type icons in the Status Line (toolbar).
The icons available in
the selection mask depend on whether you are in object or component
selection mode.
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Turn a object/component
type on or off in the selection mask.
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Click the type icon in
the selection mask area of the Status Line (toolbar).
When an icon is depressed,
that type is selectable.
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Set the selection mask
to all types.
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Press the left mouse
button on the pop-up menu icon to the left of the selection mask and
select All objects on.
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Clear the selection mask.
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Press the left mouse
button on the pop-up menu icon to the left of the selection mask and
select All objects off.
When all types are off,
you cannot select anything. Make sure to turn at least one type
on again if you want to select.
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Set the selection mask
to a preset combination of objects and components based on workflow.
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If the area to the left
of the selection mode icons on the Status Line (toolbar)
is hidden, click the bar to expand it.
Press the left mouse
button on the pop-up menu icon and select a workflow. The selection
mask is set to objects and components related to that workflow.
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