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    Quick select edges using the eraser tool!

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    • T Offline
      tomsdesk
      last edited by

      And a big WELCOME! aboard to you Justry: with such a slick trick, thank you very much...yahoo! I will use this all the time.

      http://www.tomsdesk.moonfruit.com/
      2.5D Trees & Shrubs!

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      • GaieusG Offline
        Gaieus
        last edited by

        @justry said:

        I posted this before, but looks like it got lost because of that server backup restore problem thing...

        Yes, sorry about that.
        And yes; a big welcome with such a nifty tip! 👍

        Gai...

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        • J Offline
          justry
          last edited by

          Thanks a lot guys, and the forum is really great, I love it!

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          • J Offline
            justry
            last edited by

            Go ahead man, it's all yours!

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              StarWarsKnower
              last edited by

              Hey, great trick!

              Nobody made a big welcome like this when I started. 😢 😞 😢 😢 😠 😢 😢

              Just Kiddin.

              Mike

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              • J Offline
                justry
                last edited by

                Update: instead of all the right click thingy, you can just press any shortcut key (e.g. space for the select tool) before releasing the LMB. That'll still keep your edges selected.

                I saw this in a thread somewhere in the forums, but by the time I thought I'd add it here, I'd forgotten where I saw it, so if you know who it was please post his name here ☀ .

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                • simon le bonS Offline
                  simon le bon
                  last edited by

                  Very useful. Thanks Justry

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                  • S Offline
                    shopdude
                    last edited by

                    That IS a great trick, learning learning...
                    There is so much in this forum, now I'll spend all my time w/ SU and never actually build anything!
                    Thank you, Shopdude

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                    • simon le bonS Offline
                      simon le bon
                      last edited by

                      As I was trying to explain this so usefull tip to a friend, I decided to produce out a small screencast of it. Here is the result:(Remind: press spacebar before release EraserTool and that's it!)

                      [flash=475,436:x99jiuz8]http://www.viddler.com/simple/204a6c16/[/flash:x99jiuz8]

                      😉 simon

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                      • A Offline
                        August
                        last edited by

                        Thanks to all contributors for this.

                        Using the Spacebar makes it even easier and a bit intuitive. The Eraser first selects but does not actually erase until you release the mouse button. Think of pressing the Spacebar as changing the Erase selection to a Selection selection. "Opps, I didn't mean to erase, I meant to select; I'll just change tools in mid-action."

                        You can, of course, make the reverse change, in a way. "Opps, I didn't mean to select, I meant to erase." Just hit Delete.

                        But to collect the selection in the first place, dragging the Eraser tool is a LOT faster than Shift-Click, Shift-Click, Shift-Click, Shift-Click.

                        The Eraser is the only tool that I can think of that collects a selection before it actually operates. Anybody got any others?

                        I hope this adds something to the discussion,
                        August

                        “An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself.”
                        [floatr:v1mcbde2]-- Charles Dickens[/floatr:v1mcbde2]

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                        • GaieusG Offline
                          Gaieus
                          last edited by

                          @august said:

                          The Eraser is the only tool that I can think of that collects a selection before it actually operates. Anybody got any others?

                          No,although there are other tools that autoselect (like the PushPull or Move or Rotate), they can only select one entity at a time.

                          On another note, the Eraser can only select edges (not faces) so the autoselect function of say the PP tool can be used for other tricks like reversing faces quickly - you only need to set up a shortcut key for the function itself and "browse through" the faces with the PP tool while hitting the shortcut like a madman.

                          Every tool has its own, little "side effect" 😄

                          Gai...

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                          • simon le bonS Offline
                            simon le bon
                            last edited by

                            excellent 👍 👍 . Works also of course with "del"
                            😉s

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                            • simon le bonS Offline
                              simon le bon
                              last edited by

                              Dear all,

                              It seems fredo has developed the perfect tool which makes the tip of the Eraser Tool unnecessary:

                              [Plugin] HoverSelect 1.1d - Multi-selection of Edges

                              SketchUp is in the way to become a Fredoogle product 😆
                              *s

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