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ones. When Use S oft Selection is on, unselected
sub-objectsnearyourselectionaregivenpartial
selectionvalues.Thesevaluesareshowninthe
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
deformation modifiers (such as Bend) applied to
the object. This provides a m agnet-like effect with
a sphere of influence around the selection.
For more information, see
Soft Selection Rollout
(page 1–945)
.
Edit (sub-object) rollout
The Edit (sub-object) rollout provides
sub-object-specific functions for edit ing an Edit
Poly object and its sub-objects. For specific
information, click any of the following links:
Edit Vertices rollout (page 1–635)
Edit Edges rollout (p age 1–643)
Edit Borders rollout (page 1–652)
Edit Polygons/Elements rollout (page 1–659)
Edit Geom e try rollout
The Edit Geometry rollout provides global
functions for editing an Edit Poly object and its
sub-objects. For specific information, click any of
the following links:
Edit Poly (Object) (page 1–630)
Edit Poly (Vertex) (page 1–638)
Edit Poly (Edge) (page 1–648)
Edit Poly (Border) (page 1–655)
Edit Poly (Polygon/Element) (page 1–664)
Paint Deformation rollout
Paint Deformation lets you stroke elevated and
indented areas directly onto object sur faces. For
more information, see
Paint Deformation Rollout
(page 1–1065)
.
Edit Poly (Object)
Selec t an Edit Poly object. > Modify panel
Edit Poly (Object) functions are available when no
sub-object levels are active. These functions are
also available at all sub-object levels, and work the
same in each mode, except as noted below.
Interf ace
Edit Geom et ry rollout
Repeat Last—Repeats the most recently used
command.