No need for a screen capture, I believe you. F11 calls the SetPolygonSelectionFilter command. SetPolygonSelectionFilter changes the selection mode to raycast.
On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Sergio Mucino <[email protected]>wrote: > I'm really really not doing this manually. It happens when I hit F11 to > go into Polygon selection mode (Maya keyboard layout). > I wish I could do a screen capture for you guys. > > > On 30/10/2013 6:49 AM, Martin wrote: > > Are you sure you're not changing to Raycast Polygon mode? I can't repro > that. > > If you use the options inside the Select Menu / Modes it will change the > selection mode and selection tool to whatever you are selecting. So if you > are using this option and select "Raycast Polygon" your tool will be a > raycast no matter what you were using before. > > If you use the buttons under the Select Menu it will only change the > selection mode (filter). > > Raycast Point isn't very useful. I would recommend you these two options: > > 1. Use lasso to select points in front, and rectangle to select all > points. > or > 2. Change your preferences to select Raycast in Shaded Mode with the > Rectangle tool. This way you can switch between wireframe (or xray) and > shaded to select backfaces. > > Martin > > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 2:41 AM, Sergio Mucino > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I've noticed it goes back to Raycast in step 5, when I go back to >> Polygon selection mode. I'll see if I can find a preference for the >> selection method for said mode. >> >> >> On 29/10/2013 1:13 PM, Sergio Mucino wrote: >> >> I use the pop-over menu inside the "Select" button, at the top right of >> the UI. >> Raycast is pretty useless for me too in Point mode, but it just keeps >> coming back... >> Thanks for the hotkey tip! I do use a Maya-based keyboard layout, but >> I'll find it. Cheers! >> >> >> On 29/10/2013 12:42 PM, Grahame Fuller wrote: >> >> Using the buttons at the top right changes only the filter not the tool, and >> it seems like activating point selection using Select Adjacent also changed >> the tool from Raycast to Rectangle. (Raycast selection being not that handy >> for points.) >> >> I'd suggest using keys: Y is Polygon Rectangle in SI mode -- I'm not sure >> whether there is an equivalent in Maya mode by default but you can always >> make one. >> >> gray >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected] >> <[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Martin >> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 12:18 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: SI selections driving me nuts... >> >> I use my own selection toggle tools, but I've never had a problem like that >> and I can't reproduce your problem even if I try it only using my mouse. SI >> remembers the last tool I used when changing between selection modes. >> >> How are you changing your selection modes? >> >> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 1:10 AM, Sergio Mucino >> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >> <[email protected]>> wrote: >> Okay. I'm not sure if there's a preference for this, but I REALLY want to >> turn it off. >> This is what I'm doing... >> 1. Go into Polygon selection mode. For some reason, the selection tool is >> set to Raycast, so I'll switch it back to Rectangle. >> 2. Select some polygons. >> 3. Select Adjacent -> Points >> 4. Smooth Envelope Weights on the selected points. >> 5. Go back to Polygon selection mode. >> The select tool is set back to Raycast!! I have to change it with EVERY >> CHANGE I do! And I have to repeat this operation several dozens of times. SI >> is driving me crazy with this. Is there a preference somewhere to NEVER >> change the selection tool unless I explicitly do it? Thanks for any help! >> -- >> [cid:[email protected]] >> >> >> >
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