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Editable Patch (Object) 955
Ring—
Expands an e dge selection by selecting all
edges p ara l lel to the selected edges. Available only
attheEdgesub-objectlevel.
Loop—Expandstheselectionasfaraspossible,in
alignment with selected edges. Available only at
the Edge sub-object level.
Select Open Edges—Selectsalledgesthatareused
by only one patch. Available only at the Edge
sub-object level.
You can use this to troubleshoot a sur face; open
edges will b e highlighted.
Selection Information—At the bottom of
the Selection rollout is a text display giving
information about the current selection. If
multiple sub-objects are selected, or none is
selected, the text gives the number and type
selected. If one sub-object is selected, the text gives
the identification number and ty pe of the selected
item.
Soft S ele ction rollout
See
Soft Select ion Rollout (page 1–945) for
informationontheSoftSelectionrolloutsettings.
Geom etry and Surface Properties rollouts
The Geometry rollout provides functions for
editing a patch object and its sub-objects, and the
SurfacePropertiescontrolsletyoumodifythe
object’s rendering characteristics. For detailed
information on sub-object-specific controls, select
any of the links below:
Editable Patch (Object) (page 1–955)
Editable Patch (Ver tex) (page 1–959)
Editable Patch (Handle) (page 1–965)
Editable Patch (Edge) (page 1–967)
Editable Patch (Patch) (page 1–971)
Editable Patch (Object)
Selec t an editable p atch > Mo dify pa nel > Editable patch
(not a sub-object level) selected in the modifier stack
Selec t an editable patch > Right-click the patch > Tools
1 (upper-left) quadrant of the quad menu > Sub-objects
>Top-level
Thefunctionsavailableattheeditablepatchobject
level (that is, when no sub-object level is chosen)
are also available at all sub-object levels, and work
exactly the same at each level.
Interf ace
Selec tion rollout
For information on these settings, see
Editable
Patch Surface (page 1–950)
.