Polygon component display
 
 
 

Maya’s default display of polygon components uses different colors and sizes to help you identify different types of selected and unselected components.

Component Unselected Selected

Vertex

Small purple box.

Yellow.

Edge

Light blue.

Light orange.

Border edge

Thicker line.

 

Face

Blue dot in center.

Light orange tint.

UV

Medium purple box.

Bright green.

You can change the default colors for polygon components by using Window > Settings/Preferences > Color Settings.