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3 From the Toolbox, click the Four View layout shortcut.
The workspace changes to a four view layout and the Hypergraph is no
longer displayed.
Selection modes and masks
It isnt always efficient to have the Hypergraph window open when you want
to select an object at a particular level within its hierarchy. Maya allows you
to select items in different selection modes depending upon your specific
needs.
There are three main types of selection modes: Hierarchy, Object and
Component. You use these modes in order to mask or limit the selection of
other objects in order to select only the types of items you want. When you
use a selection mask you are filtering out or masking items you dont want to
be chosen as part of the selection.
The icons for the three modes appear on the Status Line.
When you first start Maya, the default selection mode is set to Objects. This
is useful for much of your selection work with Maya, with a few exceptions.
When you want to select items that have been grouped, set the selection mode
to Hierarchy.
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