Select Linked

Linked

Reference

Mode:

Edit Mode

Menu:

Select ‣ Select Linked ‣ Linked

단축키(hotkey):

Ctrl-L

Selects all the geometry that’s connected directly or indirectly to the current selection. This is often useful when a mesh has disconnected but overlapping parts, where isolating them any other way would be tedious.

Instead of selecting an element and pressing Ctrl-L, it’s also possible to simply hover the mouse over an element and press L. Alternatively, press Shift-L to deselect.

The Adjust Last Operation panel has the following option:

Delimit

Stop expanding the selection when it reaches certain boundaries. It’s possible to activate multiple of these choices by clicking them with Shift-LMB.

Normal:

Stop at faces that have an opposite orientation.

Material:

Stop at faces that have a different material.

Seam:

Stop at edges that are marked as UV Seams.

Sharp:

Stop at edges that are marked as Sharp.

UVs:

Stop at island borders in any UV map.

Shortest Path

Reference

Mode:

Edit Mode

Menu:

Select ‣ Select Linked ‣ Shortest Path

단축키(hotkey):

Ctrl-LMB

Selects the geometry along the shortest path between the two most recently selected mesh elements.

To use the shortcut, first select the starting element normally, then select the destination element with Ctrl-LMB.

Shortest paths for vertices (left) and faces (right).

Options

Edge Tag Edge Mode

What to do with the selected edges:

Select:

Simply select the edges.

Tag Seam:

Mark the edges as UV Seams.

Tag Sharp:

Mark the edges as Sharp.

Tag Crease:

Give the edges a Crease value of 1.0.

Tag Bevel:

Give the edges a Bevel Weight of 1.0.

Tag Freestyle Edge Mark:

Mark the edges as Freestyle edges.

Face Stepping

Allow diagonal paths for vertices and faces, and edge rings for edges.

Topology Distance

Pick the path that crosses the least edges instead of the smallest distance.

Fill Region Shift-Ctrl-LMB

Select all possible shortest paths instead of just one.

Deselected, Selected, Offset

Options for selecting a “dashed line” of elements instead of a continuous one. The path will contain a repeating pattern of a few unselected items followed by a few selected ones. See also Checker Deselect.

Linked Flat Faces

Reference

Mode:

Edit Mode

Menu:

Select ‣ Select Linked ‣ Linked Flat Faces

Grows the selection to include connected faces until a sharp corner is reached.

Sharpness

The maximum allowed angle between two faces for them to be considered part of the same flat surface. This angle is measured between the face normals, meaning that coplanar faces have an angle of 0° (not 180°) and sharp corners have a greater angle than dull ones (not smaller).

Initial selection.

After running Select Linked Flat Faces.

Comparison to Select Similar ‣ Normal.

To stop the selection at edges that were manually marked as Sharp, use Linked instead.