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Select polygon components
Polygon selection
Select a vertex loop
Select a face loop
A face loop is
a path of polygon faces that are connected in sequence by their shared
edges. For example, if you select one face on a sphere, a loop selection selects
all of the faces along the same line of latitude or longitude on
the sphere by selecting each successive face that is adjacent to
the selected face.
Face loop selections let you select several
faces across a polygon mesh without having to select each face individually.
There are several options for selecting a face
loop on a polygonal mesh in Maya. You can select:
- A face
loop that fully traverses a polygonal mesh (closed loop)
- A face
loop that partially traverses a polygonal mesh (open loop)
To
select a face loop on a polygonal mesh
- In
the scene view, select the polygon mesh upon which you want to select the
face loop.
- Select
one face in the face loop you want to select.
- Double-click
an adjacent face in the direction you want the face loop.
All the faces along the same line are selected.
To select a partial face loop on
a polygonal mesh
- In
the scene view, select the polygon mesh upon which you want to select the
face loop.
- Select
all the faces you do not want to appear in the face loop.
- Double-click
an adjacent face in the direction you want the face loop.
All the faces along the same line are selected
except for the faces that were previously highlighted.