Select multiple component types

Multi-component mode lets you select faces, vertices, and edges without changing between selection modes. In this mode, you select components based on the cursor’s proximity to them.

To turn on multi-component selection mode for selecting one object at a time, do one of the following:

• Press F7.
• Right-click when the cursor is over a polygonal object and then select Multi from the pop-up menu.
• Open the Modeling Toolkit, and then click Multi-Component near the top of the panel.
• On the main menu, click Select > Components > Multi-Component.

Tip: To turn on multi-component selection mode that enables you to select multiple objects of different types, press the Select by Component Type button on the status line and then right-click the Select miscellaneous components icon and select Mesh Multi Components from the menu. Shift-click objects to select them.

Marquee select with multi-component selection mode

When you perform a marquee select on an object in multi-component selection mode and no components are initially selected, Maya will select all vertices in the marquee.

If a component or multiple components of the same type are already selected, then Maya selects components of the same type within the marquee.

If multiple components of different types are already selected, then Maya selects components based on this priority:

1. Vertices
2. Edges
3. Faces

For example, if an edge and a face are already selected and you perform a marquee select on the object, Maya selects all edges in the marquee.

Related topics

• Selecting