[Request] Edge loop Selection

[EarthMover]

Fredo's Hover Select has an option to "Extend selection to cofacial and aligned edges". It works to do a loop select on clean quads. Another option would be a script that I think Jim or TIG helped me with a while back called Select Edges by Z. You can pick an edge and run the script and it will pick all other edges on that Z coordinate.

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selectedgesbyZ.rb

[ken28875]

@tig said:

It's pretty easy to switch to wire-frame or Xray mode and position your camera to view 'side on' and then use select by fence with left-right drag so only things that are wholly inside the fence get picked [as opposed to right-left drag fence making which selects everything that has just a part of itself inside the fence]
Voila! you have the loops edges selected in 'one foul swoop'.
If you do select something that's not wanted then remove it from the selection-set by holding down shift+ctrl and re-picking it...

Hi TIG,

Yes, that's a method I use sometimes, but it works on simple shape like the example I showed or on model with a few details. I was hoping for a plugin that will quickly help select edge loops on complex models.

Thanks though.

Have a great day!

_KN

[ken28875]

@earthmover said:

Fredo's Hover Select has an option to "Extend selection to cofacial and aligned edges". It works to do a loop select on clean quads. Another option would be a script that I think Jim or TIG helped me with a while back called Select Edges by Z. You can pick an edge and run the script and it will pick all other edges on that Z coordinate.

Hey Adam,

Thanks for the tips. I tried it but did not work so well as my model is quite complex and has lots of details.

Take care,

_KN

[blindcop]

I know this is an old post to bump, but in case someone finds it my new plugin was written to do this exactly:

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323%26amp;t=61884

[josephkim626]

@earthmover said:

Fredo's Hover Select has an option to "Extend selection to cofacial and aligned edges". It works to do a loop select on clean quads. Another option would be a script that I think Jim or TIG helped me with a while back called Select Edges by Z. You can pick an edge and run the script and it will pick all other edges on that Z coordinate.

Thanks for the extension that you have included.
would it be possible to tweak it to just include "connected edges"?

[5k18a]

Any one know what plugin is it from this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA4tGgOFQJQ&t=553s It's great for selecting edges in a loop.

[Rich O Brien]

SketchUV and Profile Builder have this tool

[cengizileten]

On the quadface tools, there is select loop button.

[Bruce Watt]

@cengizileten said:

On the quadface tools, there is select loop button.

Brilliant!, I have quad tools 'select' set on a shortcut. Just right click on the line and select 'selection'-> 'select loop'.
Many thanks, cengizileten

[starship]

I´m a bit late to the party, but... While Twilight render has other main purpose, looks like in the Pro version it has tools that allows to select edge loops: https://www.twilightrender.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=187:twilight-render-tutorials-tools

Hope that helps.