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650 Chapter 8: Modifiers
Tip:
After making a ring selection, you can use
Connect to subdivide the associated polygons into
new edge loo ps.
[R ing Shif t]—The spinner next to
the Ring button lets you move the selec tion in
either direction to other edges in the same ring;
thatis,toneighboring,paralleledges.Ifyouhave
a loop selected, you can use this function to select
a neighboring loop. Applies only to Edge and
Border sub-object lev els.
Left: Original loop selection
Upper right: Ring Shift up moves selec tion outward (from
center of model).
Lower right: Ring Shift down moves selection inward (toward
center of model).
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.
Loop—Expandstheselectionasfaraspossible,in
alignment with selected edges.
Loop applies only to edge and border select ions,
and propagates only through four-way junctions.
Loop selection extends your current edge selection by adding
all edges aligned to the ones selected originally.
[Loop Shif t ]—The spinner next to
the Loop button lets you move the selection in
either direction to other edges in the same loop;
that is, to neighboring , alig ned edges. If you have a
ring selected, you can use this function to select a
neighboring ring . 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 down spinner button. To
shrink the selection in the chosen direction,
Alt +click the up or down spinner button.
Get Stack Selection—Replaces the current selection
w ith the sub-object selection passed up the stack.