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manual/modeling/meshes/selecting/basics.rst
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| To add to the existing selection, hold down :kbd:`Shift` while right clicking. | To add to the existing selection, hold down :kbd:`Shift` while right clicking. | ||||
| Clicking again on a selected item will deselect it. | Clicking again on a selected item will deselect it. | ||||
| As in *Object* mode, there is a unique *active* element, | As in *Object mode*, there is a unique *active* element, | ||||
| displayed in a lighter shade (in general, the last element selected). | displayed in a lighter shade (in general, the last element selected). | ||||
| Depending on the tools used, this element might be very important! | Depending on the tools used, this element might be very important! | ||||
| Note that there is no option to choose what element to select between overlapping ones | Note that there is no option to choose what element to select between overlapping ones | ||||
| (like the :kbd:`Alt-RMB` click in *Object* mode). However, | (like the :kbd:`Alt-RMB` click in *Object mode*). However, | ||||
| if you are in solid, shaded, or textured viewport shading mode | if you are in solid, shaded, or textured viewport shading mode | ||||
| (not bounding box or wireframe), | (not bounding box or wireframe), | ||||
| you will have a fourth button in the header that looks like a cube, | you will have a fourth button in the header that looks like a cube, | ||||
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| Region selection allows you to select groups of elements within a 2D region in your 3D view. | Region selection allows you to select groups of elements within a 2D region in your 3D view. | ||||
| The region can be either a circle or rectangle. | The region can be either a circle or rectangle. | ||||
| The circular region is only available in *Edit mode*. The rectangular region, | The circular region is only available in *Edit mode*. The rectangular region, | ||||
| or *Border Select, is available in both *Edit mode* and *Object* mode. | or *Border Select, is available in both *Edit mode* and *Object mode*. | ||||
| .. note:: | .. note:: | ||||
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| Rectangular region (Border select) | Rectangular region (Border select) | ||||
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| *Border Select* is available in either *Edit mode* or *Object* mode. To activate the tool use the :kbd:`B`. | *Border Select* is available in either *Edit mode* or *Object mode*. To activate the tool use the :kbd:`B`. | ||||
| Use *Border Select* to select a group of objects by drawing a rectangle while holding down :kbd:`LMB`. | Use *Border Select* to select a group of objects by drawing a rectangle while holding down :kbd:`LMB`. | ||||
| In doing this you will select all objects that lie within or touch this rectangle. | In doing this you will select all objects that lie within or touch this rectangle. | ||||
| If any object that was last active appears in the group it will become selected *and* active. | If any object that was last active appears in the group it will become selected *and* active. | ||||
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