Maya for 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping
In this course we're going to look at something a little different, creating technically accurate 3D printed parts.
# 1 30-07-2004 , 07:28 AM
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Selection: How do i select only the surface of a model?

How do i select just the surface of a model? It keeps selecting every single face i select, but i only want to select the surface and not everything under it.

# 2 30-07-2004 , 07:59 AM
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Not sure what you really mean... maybe you're in face-mode instead of object-mode?


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# 3 30-07-2004 , 08:13 AM
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well let me explain again. Yeah I'm in face mode. I'm deleting faces, but i only want to select the ones i see, not the ones underneath that i dont mean to select. When I highlight a face, there's another one that i dont see underneat taht gets selected, and i dont want to select that. Anyway to avoid from selecting only the visible surface?

# 4 30-07-2004 , 08:19 AM
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Ah yes... that would be the "backface culling" option... You can change it in the shading section of your viewport. user added image


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# 5 30-07-2004 , 08:29 AM
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hey thanks for the new trick, this can be useful, but umm its still selecting everything behind it. user added image

# 6 30-07-2004 , 02:45 PM
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go to edit>paint selection tool

# 7 30-07-2004 , 08:26 PM
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oh sweet, thanks! That did the trick. user added image

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