Create UV shells

You can separate or group selected components into a new UV shell, which is useful for laying them out together.

To create a UV shell

1. In the UV Editor, select the components you want to include in your new UV shell.
   Note: You can select any component type (vertices, edges, faces, or UVs) and your selection can contain multiple groups of components. For example, you can marquee select a group of UVs on one part of your UV shell and then Shift-select another group of UVs on a different part of your UV shell.
2. Do one of the following in the UV Editor:
   • Select Modify > Create UV Shell.
   • Shift + right-click and select Create UV Shell.
   • Select Cut & Sew > Create UV Shell from the UV Toolkit.

   Maya makes a cut along the perimeter of your selection, creating a new shell, and the UV Editor automatically enters shell component mode.

Related topics

• Select UV shells
• Display connected edges on UV shells