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ring selected, you can use this function to select a
neighboring r ing. Applies only to Edge and Border
sub-object levels.
Left: Original ring selection
Upper right: Loop Shift up moves selection outward.
Lower right: Loop Shift down moves selection inward.
To expand the selection in the chosen direction,
Ctrl +click the up or dow n spinner button. To
shrink the select ion in the chosen direction,
Alt +click the up or down spinner button.
Selec tion Information
At the bottom of the Selection rollout is a text
display giving information about the curren t
selection. If 0 or more than one sub-object is
selected, the text g ives the number and ty pe
selected. If one sub-object is selec ted, the text gives
the ident ification number and type of the selected
item.
Editable Poly (Object)
Selec t an editable poly object. > Modify p anel
Selec t an e d itable po ly object. > Quad menu > Tools 1
quadrant > Top-level
Editable Poly (Object) functions are available
when no sub-object levels are active. These
functions are also available at a ll sub-object levels,
and work the same in each mode, except as noted
below.
Use the Selection rollout (page 1–1025) or
modifier stack (page 3–760) to access the different
sub-object levels.