thanks for your help. unfortunately the layer feature didnt help at all. i just wonder if my software is jank. i can edit nurbs, but i cant edit polygons. seriously, it sounds stupid for me to say...

i'm not sure if it was in a layer. how do i do that? and how do you check to make sure a layer is not in reference mode?

I'm on Maya 2009. Every time I go to try and manipulate vertices on a polygon object in vertex selection mode, it doesn't allow me to select the vertices. I've opened new projects and restarted maya...

believe me i've tried that. i've opened a new file, restarted maya, remade a cylinder, then a cube. But for some reason when i make a polygonal shape i just cant adjust the vertices. i'm wondering if...

thanks everyone. the problem is i've done the right click onto vertex already. and to no avail. i havent tried changing the tool attributes yet, but everything else has failed. i just can select the...

i'm new to maya and cant find the tool attributes. can you post a link directory? also, here's a screenshot. again, when i click and drag over the vertices nothing happens. i cant manipulate anything.

i'm pressing b but nothing is happening. where is the soft selection tool?

not sure what that is. but nothing has worked.

I have Maya 2009. I created a polygon cylinder and am trying to squeeze the center vertices in. I turn on component mode and i can see all the vertices, but it won't let me select the ones i want. It...