I can't select one face

# 1 25-05-2011 , 02:00 AM

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For some reason I can't select one face on my polygons. In any Polygon, I will select a face and a face on the other side of the polygon will be selected too. When I try to edit one face the other face (which I didn't click on at all) will also scale/translate/ rotate. It's like there is some kind of symmetry selection tool on (if there is one). It doesn't matter if I try CTRL+CLICK on the unwanted face selection, that action also cancels my wanted selection too. I've tried setting all settings to default. HELP ME! :'( It's driving me nuts.

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# 2 25-05-2011 , 02:36 AM

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Thats weird.....there is a reflection setting in the move tool options but I dont think this is the problem. When you select the face are you just mouse clicking or are you dragging a marquee?? I havent heard of this one...and I usually find all the trouble myself LOL

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# 3 25-05-2011 , 11:40 AM

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I click, not drag.

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# 4 26-05-2011 , 12:27 AM

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I honestly cant think of anything that would do that mate...it is one geo isnt it?? not duplacated in instance or anything?....strange

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# 5 26-05-2011 , 01:43 AM

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Maybe I didn't reset everything to default. How would you reset everything to default,Bullet?

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# 6 26-05-2011 , 03:26 AM

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Only way I know how to reset Maya is to first find the user prefs file in your main drive path....then delete it...then open a new blank scene in Maya...when its opened go to File>Save preferences and that will then reset the user prefs if Im not wrong.

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# 7 26-05-2011 , 08:45 AM

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select everything with a marque, then hold shift and select everything again. This should invert you selection and select the face you can't select.

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# 8 26-05-2011 , 09:19 PM

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IT WORKED BULLET! Thank you!

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# 9 27-05-2011 , 12:07 AM

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LOL no worries mate

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# 10 01-03-2012 , 05:06 AM

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I'm having this same problem right now, did you learn a way to fix it without deleting your preferences?

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# 11 11-02-2013 , 05:11 AM

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This is really late, but hopefully it'll help whoever's having the same problem without deleting user preferences. You probably have reflection enabled. if you double click on the move tool, it should bring up a tools setting box. Uncheck the reflections box and tada user added image

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# 12 05-09-2014 , 01:07 AM

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Hi guys

I'm having the same problem but I've got another issue, I don't have the reflections button in the move tool!

I've attached a photo, so you can see were I have the move tool selected and over the face that I wish to select but it mirrors the selection on the other side of the model. and I've also got the move tool settings box open and there is in fact no reflections settings menu, SO frustrating.

Any Ideas?

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# 13 05-09-2014 , 01:13 AM

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I've just worked out my own issue!

For all those out there that are using MAC this issue is caused buy having the symmetry settings changed. If you do not want mirrored/ symmetry selection, open you move tool settings and in the Symmetry options select "off"!

hope that also helps.

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