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Utilizing the powerful sub-object select

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Utilizing the powerful sub-object select

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This next video will cover another mostly new, but definitely improved tool for solid editing, called Sub-Object Select. This command works well with all geometry that consists of multiple surfaces that are joined, but they don't have to be 100% closed. As you will see, it definitely helps if the surfaces are planar and with a minimum of curved areas. Also, you should try to save any edge fillets for after this stage of editing. First up let's review some of the rules and the keys. This is a little bit obscure. To select these edges or faces we're going to use a combination of Ctrl and Shift to select. You can select either an edge or a face, or a combination thereof. This works best on flat areas as I mentioned earlier. You can move, scale or rotate, any of the selections. Final couple of tips, is after your transform, check your perimeter. Make sure that the face you moved didn't effect something on the other side of the object. Lot of times you'll see rips, stretches, or weird…

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