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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.