8

1018 Chapter 9: Sur face Modeling
Loop selec t ion extends your current edge selec tion by
adding all the edges aligned to the ones selected originally.
[Loop S hif t]—The spinner next
to the Loop button lets you move the selection in
either d irection to other edges in the sa me loop;
that is, to neig hboring, aligned edges. If you have a
ring selected, you can use this fu nc tion to selec t a
neighboring ring. Applies only to Edge and Border
sub-object levels.
Left: Original ring selection
Upper right: Loop Sh ift up m oves se lection outward.
Lower right: Loop Sh ift down moves selection inward.
To expand the selection in the chosen direction,
CTRL+click the up or down spinner button.
To shrink the s election in the chosen direction,
ALT+click the up or down spinner button.
Selec tion Information
At the bottom of the Selection rollout is a text
display giving information about the current
selection. If 0 or more than one sub-object is
selected, the text gives the number and type
selected. If one sub-object is selected, the text gives
the identification number and type of the selected
item.
Soft Se lection rollout
Soft Selection controls apply a smooth falloff
between selected sub-objects and unselected
ones.WhenUseSoftSelectionison,unselected
sub-objectsnearyourselectionaregivenpartial
selection values. These values are shown in the
viewports by means of a color gradient on the
vertices, and optionally on the faces. They affect
most types of sub-object deformations, such as
theMove,Rotate,andScalefunctionsandany