The basics of selection in Maya involve setting the Selection mode you want, and using the Select Tool.
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Topics in this section
- Selection modes
- Selection styles
- Select objects or components
- Add and remove objects or components from a selection
- Select specific component types
- Highlight components before selecting them
- Change one type of selection to another
- Grow and Shrink polygon components or NURBS CVs
- Change the selected region of polygon components or NURBS CVs
- Select multiple component types
- Select multiple components
- Select only unobstructed components
- Use a selection mask
- Select objects based on hierarchy
- Select a node
- Select only the parent node and not its children
- Select components by painting
- Soft Select components
- Make a selection in dead space
- Save and re-use a selection
- Make an object unselectable (template)
- Parent or unparent objects