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Fill Selection
In edge mode, Fill Selection creates a polygon selection from an existing edge selection (preferably
closed). Move the mouse pointer over the edge selection. When the polygons for the selection
highlight yellow, click to select those polygons — polygon mode will be activated automatically.
Creating a polygon selection from a closed edge selection using Fill Selection.
Convert Selection
With this command you can convert one type of selection to another, such as a polygon selection to
a point selection. After choosing the command, the Convert Selection dialog opens. You’ll nd two
columns in the dialog. The left column denes what you’re converting from and the right column what
you’re converting to. For example, to convert a point selection to a polygon selection, enable Points in
the left column, enable Polygons in the right column and click OK. CINEMA 4D will switch to polygon
mode automatically so that you can see the new polygon selection in the viewport.
The two options named Current represent the current selection mode. This can be points, edges or
polygons depending on whether the Points, Edges or Polygons tool is selected. For example, if the
left column is set to Current and the right to Polygons, the following applies: