GRIPSUBOBJMODE (System Variable)

Controls whether grips are automatically selected (made “hot”) when subobjects are selected.

Type:Bitcode
Saved in:Registry
Initial value:1
0 Does not turn grips hot when subobjects are selected.
1 Turns the face, edge, or vertex grips hot when subobjects of 3D objects (solid, surface, or mesh) are selected.
2 Turns the grips hot when subobjects of 2D polyline objects (line or arc segments) are selected.
3 Turns the grips hot when subobjects of
  • 3D objects (faces, edges, or vertices) are selected
  • 2D polyline objects (line or arc segments) are selected

Setting this system variable to 1 is especially helpful for quickly modifying groups of faces, edges, and vertices on mesh objects.