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Selecting with Window/Crossing - 3ds Max Tutorial
From the course: 3ds Max 2017 Essential Training
Selecting with Window/Crossing
- [Voiceover] When you have multiple objects in the scene, you want to be able to control how the Selection tool works. You can choose to, for example, only select objects that are completely enclosed within the selection area. Let's take a look at different options for selection. Here on the main toolbar we have two buttons. We have the Region type for selections. And then we have Window and Crossing mode. So, the Region type is defaulted to rectangle. And that means when we select using the Select tool. We can drag a rectangle to select things. Going back up here to the Region pulldown we can click on that Flyout and choose a different tool. For example, a circle. We could select based upon a circular selection. And every time you press the "q" key on the keyboard, you're invoking the Selection tool. But if the Selection tool is already active then you're going to change the selection mode or the selection area type. If I press "q," you'll see it switch to a different tool there…
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