Selection shape OTHER than rectangle?

Tomkat · 17th January 2021, 10:51 PM

Is it possible to make selections in shapes other than rectangles?
I want to make a diagonal selection of objects, and the only way I currently know is to make multiple small "box" selections, which is tedious and time consuming.

What I'd like to do is select everything under the white diagonal object. And since I'll be subdividing the selecting, it would be best to have as few surfaces selected as possible. But, with manual "box" selections, I end up with many extraneous selections.

Andy · 18th January 2021, 11:00 AM

Try holding shift and control down, then draging your mouse over the surfaces you want to select. It can be slow on large models though.

17th January 2021, 10:51 PM	#1
Tomkat Member Expert member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 71	Selection shape OTHER than rectangle? Is it possible to make selections in shapes other than rectangles? I want to make a diagonal selection of objects, and the only way I currently know is to make multiple small "box" selections, which is tedious and time consuming. What I'd like to do is select everything under the white diagonal object. And since I'll be subdividing the selecting, it would be best to have as few surfaces selected as possible. But, with manual "box" selections, I end up with many extraneous selections. Last edited by Tomkat; 18th January 2021 at 12:14 AM.

18th January 2021, 11:00 AM	#2
Andy Administrator Professional user Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,537	Re: Selection shape OTHER than rectangle? Try holding shift and control down, then draging your mouse over the surfaces you want to select. It can be slow on large models though.

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