Select More/Less

Reference

Mode:

Edit Mode

Menu:

Select ‣ Select More/Less ‣ More

Shortcut:

Ctrl-NumpadPlus

Menu:

Select ‣ Select More/Less ‣ Less

Shortcut:

Ctrl-NumpadMinus

With at least one vertex, edge, or face selected, Select More/Less expands or shrinks the selection. However, if there is only one selection in any selection mode, Less will deselect it.

Face Step

With Face Step on, each use of the tool will affect the size of the selection on a face by face basis. When deactivated, it will be based on either vertices or edges depending on which Selection Mode is active.

(From left to right) initial selection, without Face Step, with Face Step, and in edge selection mode.

Select Next/Previous Active

Reference

Mode:

Edit Mode

Menu:

Select ‣ Select More/Less ‣ Next Active

Shortcut:

Shift-Ctrl-NumpadPlus

Menu:

Select ‣ Select More/Less ‣ Previous Active

Shortcut:

Shift-Ctrl-NumpadMinus

Next Active

This uses selection history to select the next vertex, edge, or face based on the surrounding topology. Which means that, it will derive the next selection from the previous two selections.

Initial selection.

Using Next Active once.

Using Next Active twice.

Previous Active

Only the last selected element will be removed.