Modify Selection

The Modify submenu provides several ways to change a mesh selection, as explained in the table below.

Select All Select the entire object where the selection is placed
Select Visible Select the part of the mesh facing the camera
Expand Ring Expand the outer boundary of the selection
Contract Ring Contract the outer boundary of the selection
Expand to Connected Include all triangles connected to the selection
Expand to Groups Include all triangles in the same face group as the selection
Invert Select all parts of the object not included in the selection
Invert (Connected) Select all parts of the object not included in the selection, but connected to it
Optimize Boundary Redraw the selection boundary to make it shorter and more direct.

This can involve filling holes and removing jagged edges.

Smooth Boundary See subtopic
Create FaceGroup Create a face group from the selection
Clear FaceGroup Remove the selection from the face group