Selecting Point Cloud Objects

This section describes the available selection operators when working with point cloud objects in Edit Mode. These operators allow you to quickly select or deselect points for further editing or transformation.

All

Reference

Mode:

Edit Mode

Menu:

Select ‣ All

Shortcut:

A

Selects all points in the point cloud.

Select None

Reference

Mode:

Edit Mode

Menu:

Select ‣ None

Shortcut:

Alt-A

Deselects all currently selected points in the point cloud.

Select Invert

Reference

Mode:

Edit Mode

Menu:

Select ‣ Invert

Shortcut:

Ctrl-I

Inverts the selection state of each point in the point cloud:

  • Points that were selected become deselected.

  • Points that were not selected become selected.

This operator is useful for quickly selecting the opposite subset of points in your current selection.

Select Random

Reference

Mode:

Edit Mode

Menu:

Select ‣ Select Random

Selects a random subset of points in the point cloud.

Seed

The seed value used by the pseudo-random number generator. Adjusting this value changes which points are randomly selected.

Probability

A value between 0.0 and 1.0 that determines the percentage of points to be selected. For example, a value of 0.25 selects roughly 25% of the points.

This operator is useful for procedural modeling, scattering, or testing effects with a random distribution.