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    • L Offline
      LARV
      last edited by

      Is it possible to select only the top surface in this sandbox mesh without having to shift-click every face one by one?


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      • BoxB Offline
        Box
        last edited by

        One option.
        Deselect.gif

        And the fencing the other way.
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        • L Offline
          LARV
          last edited by

          Yes, thanks, I´m aware of that procedure, but it wouldn´t work in this attached example (should´ve posted this one in my first post I guess). Would be nice with a plugin to select every surface that was originaly facing a certain direction. The top one in this case.


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          • jeff hammondJ Offline
            jeff hammond
            last edited by

            soften/smooth it (right click ->soften) then the top surface is selectable.

            copy it first if you need the hard lines again later. move it on top the smooth one and the lines will reappear.

            dotdotdot

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            • BoxB Offline
              Box
              last edited by

              Easiest way is to smooth the surfaces then just select the top.

              Same time again.

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              • jeff hammondJ Offline
                jeff hammond
                last edited by

                that's what she said!

                (or did I use the joke wrong? 😄 )

                dotdotdot

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                • L Offline
                  LARV
                  last edited by

                  I smoothed the object but everything still gets selected when I click twice or three times.


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                  • BoxB Offline
                    Box
                    last edited by

                    Turn off hidden geometry and click once on the top.

                    Edit> no you have over smoothed it, you want the sides to stay as hard edges.


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                    • L Offline
                      LARV
                      last edited by

                      Nice! Thank you! This will come in handy for sure.

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