Questions tagged [select]
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Contour lines every z-level of this stepped landscape
Trying to recreate this holographic animation all by myself with geometry nodes. Watching several tutorials I used a texture map to create the landscape layout. I do not know how to get a selection of ...
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Is there a way to DESELECT SIMILAR (i.e. Select Similar)?
It is incredibly helpful to be able to select things by their trait (i.e. Select Similar > Normals).
Is there a way to deselect geometry in the same way?
Using the image below as an example:
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Deleting objects by name without affecting current selection
Before 4.0, it was possible to use context override with operators.
It was very handy to be able to delete a list of objects without messing with the current selection.
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How to force Context to be 'Outliner' for using 'bpy.ops.outliner.select_walk' in the 3D Viewport?
I've been trying to use the 'bpy.ops.outliner.select_walk' functionality which walks up and down the list of objects in the outliner with the arrow keys. I want to use this functionality while in the ...
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How can I fully select a collection using python with blue highlight?
I have found this thread and several other threads but nothing with any legit answers. We can somewhat select a collection using for example this script that "selects" the one at index 2:
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Problem selecting/deselecting points from Instance on Points
I'm trying to deselect the last point from instancing.
I'm using the Endpoint Selection < Boolean Math - Not setup as I've ...
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Whenever I select anything it just shows the shader thing at the bottom of the screen
Whenever I select anything it just shows the shader thing at the bottom of the screen. I am in object mode in layout and I can't do anything or move anything! not sure what to do. Here is the scene I ...
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Fastest way to align objects with keyboard shortcut and no errors about active object?
I need a keyboard shortcut to align the selected objects relative
to an specific axis, for example, X.
Currently I have a keyboard shortcut to do this, however,
note the option "Relative to: ...
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How to shortcut select Move tool without instantly being Move?
Shortcut G instantly makes mouse movements Move the selection.
Is there a way to activate the Move tool without it instantly going into this button-less move state?
Similarly for Rotation and Scale.
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Loop Select not working on MacBook M1 Pro - Blender 3.6.2
I'm using a Blender 3.6.2 and while attempting to the loop select on a simple cube, it doesn't work.
I have tried several combinations of keys (Alt + Left Click, Alt + Right Click, Double-Click, ⇧ ...
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Geometry nodes: Select vertex on an edge by angle
I have a simple mesh, which is just an edge and i want to instance objects on some points.
Points, which have 3 or 4 connected edges
Points, which have 2 connected edges, but have 90 degree angle ...
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Blender Python: How to test for "selectable" objects in viewport?
Is there a way to check if objects are selectable in Blender Python?
The code below checks if an object is visible, but is there also something to check if an object is also selectable in viewport?
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msgbus for collection selection in outliner
I want a callback for Collection selections in the Outliner.
So far I already found a common solution for object selections:
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How do i select only visible objects in OBJECT mode
I have a grid array of hundreds of small objects. there is a large mesh object in the middle of this grid array of smaller objects. i want to select only the small object on the outside of this larger ...
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How can I get all selected collections in the Outliner?
In 2022 there was an answer to a question over at
devtalk.blender.org about selecting multiple collections.
The answer was this code segment:
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