Select

Panel

3D Viewport UV Editor
Table of contents
Islands Int. Loop Cylinder Edges (Splits) Face To Loops
Overlapped Flipped Edges by Condition Edges To Loops
Seam Sharp Edges by Direction Loop to Face
Borders Open Edges Island by Direction Loop to Edge
Similar Select in Tile Select by UV Area Select Linked Loops
Half Quaded Islands Get Selected Area Isolate Islands (Toggle)
Holed Islands Zero Area Faces Faces Less than Pixel Isolate Part (Toggle)

Select Islands

Select Islands by selected edge/face of the Islands. Islands

Select_Islands
Select islands

Select Int. Loop

Inter seam loop. Select Edge Loop with respect to Seams.

Select_Int_Loop
Select inter seam loop

Select Overlapped

Select Overlapped Islands.

Select_Overlapped
Select overlapped

Select Flipped

Select Flipped Islands.

Select_Flipped
Select flipped

Select Seam

Select Edges Marked as Seams.

Select_Seam
Select Seam

Properties

Select Seam Props

  • Clear Selection - Clear initial selection
  • Mode - Selection type
    • Select - Select edges
    • Deselect - Deselect edges

Select Sharp

Select Edges Marked as Sharp.

Select_Sharp
Select sharp

Properties

Select Sharp Props

  • Clear Selection - Clear initial selection
  • Mode - Selection type
    • Select - Select edges
    • Deselect - Deselect edges

Select UV Borders

Select existing UV Borders.

Select_UV_Borders
Select UV Borders

Properties

Select Sharp Props

  • Clear Selection - Clear initial selection
  • Mode - Selection type
    • All borders - All UV border edges
    • By Island - By selected island
    • By Faces - By selected faces

Select Open Edges

Select open edges the way that looks in the 3D viewport. Including the open edges that appeared after the faces were hidden.

Select_Open_Edges
Select open edges

Properties

Select Open Edges Props Props

  • Clear Selection - Clear initial selection
  • Mode - Selection type
    • Select - Select edges
    • Deselect - Deselect edges

Select Similar

Select Islands similar to those selected.

Select_Similar
Select similar

Properties

Select Similar Islands

  • Area Matching - Set strict requirements to Islands Area Matching when Stacking. Disable this option if the Islands have a slightly different Area
  • Select Primary - Select Primary Island
  • Select Similar - Select Similar Islands

Select in Tile

Select Islands in bounding box of active UDIM Tile or UV Area.

Select_In_Tile
Select in tile

Properties

Select In Tile

  • Clear Selection - Clear initial selection
  • Base - What to select relative to:
    • UV Area - UV Area square
    • UDIM tile number - UDIM tile number
    • Active UDIM - Active UDIM tile
    • Any UDIM - Any UDIM tile
  • Location
    • Inside - Inside of UV Area
    • Outside - Outside of UV Area
    • Cross - Crossing of UV Area borders
    • Check Margin - Select islands where the margin between islands within the defined area and the area itself are less than the specified value.
  • Tile Number - Number of UDIM tile

Select Half

Select part of the model according to its location relative to the coordinate axis.

Select_Half
Select half
Select_Half
Select half. Include Zero option

Properties

Select Half

  • Clear Selection - Clear initial selection
  • Axis Direction - Axis direction
    • ”+” - Positive
    • ”-“ - Negative
  • Mesh Axis - The axis along which the selection is made
    • X - X Axis
    • Y - Y Axis
    • Z - Z Axis
  • Include Zero - Including zero coordinates

Select Quaded Islands

Select islands that consist only of quads.

Select_Quaded_Islands
Select quaded islands

Properties

Select Sharp Props

  • Clear Selection - Clear initial selection
  • Mode - Selection type
    • Select - Select edges
    • Deselect - Deselect edges

Select Holed Islands

Selects islands that have holes within their geometry.

Select_Holed_Islands
Select holed islands

Properties

Select Holed Islands Props

  • Clear Selection - Clear initial selection

Tip

In most cases, this operator is convenient for identifying islands that can be processed with the Quadrify operator.


Select Cylinder Edges (Splits)

Select island edges that belong to the same mesh edge and split the island by itself.

Cylinder Edges
Select splits

Properties

Select Splits Poperties

  • Clear Selection - Clear initial selection
  • Mode - Selection type
    • Select - Select edges
    • Deselect - Deselect edges

Select Edges by Condition

Select edges based on various conditions and logic operations with NOT support.

Edges by Condition
Select edges by condition

Properties

Select Edges by Condition

  • Clear Selection - Clear initial selection
  • Edge Is - Select first condition
    • Sharp - Select edges that are markerd sharp
    • Seam - Select edges that are markerd seam
    • Splits - Selects edges that belong to the same mesh edge and split the island by itself
    • Borders - Select edges that are UV borders
    • Open - Select edges that are open. Including those adjacent to hidden faces
  • Second Condition - Apply second condition (Entering this parameter is optional)
  • Boolean Operation - boolean logic operator
    • And
    • Or
    • Xor
    • Nor
  • Apply Not - Append logical “Not”
  • Edge Is - Select second condition
    • Sharp - Select edges that are markerd sharp
    • Seam - Select edges that are markerd seam
    • Splits - Selects edges that belong to the same mesh edge and split the island by itself
    • Borders - Select edges that are UV borders
    • Open - Select edges that are open. Including those adjacent to hidden faces

Select Edges By Direction

Select edges by direction along U or V axis.

Select_Edges_by_Direction
Select edges by direction

Select Islands By Direction

Select island by direction.

Select Island by Direction
Select island by direction

Properties

select Island by Direction

  • Clear Selection - Clear initial selection
  • Type - What type of islands will be selected
    • Horizontal - Horizontally oriented islands
    • Vertical - Vertically oriented islands
    • Radial - Islands that are shaped like a circle
    • Not Aligned - Islands that are not aligned with the axes

Select by UV Area

Select faces by their UV area. The operator consists of two buttons. Where the first is the main operator and the second is an auxiliary operator. You can use it to get the area of the selection.

Panel

Select_By_UV_Area

Properties

  • Mode - What should be selected? Islands or faces.
    • Island - Island selection mode
    • Faces - Faces selection mode
  • Clear selection - Clear the previous selection.
  • Condition - The conditions under which the selection will be made.
    • Zero Area - Elements with zero area value.
    • Within range - Elements, the area of which is within a specified range.
    • More than - Elements with an area greater than the specified value.
    • Equal to - Elements, the area of which is equal to a specified value.
    • Less than - Elements with an area smaller than the specified value.
  • With Threshold - Calculation threshold.

Get Selected Area

After you run this operator, the Multiplied Area value goes into the Select by UV Area operator.

Properties

  • Mode - The area of what should be obtained? Islands or faces.
    • Island - Island selection mode.
    • Faces - Faces selection mode.
  • Average - Averaging.
  • Real Area - The area within the UV Editor is very small. This value shows the real area.
  • Real UV Area - Same value as Real Area, but in full size.
  • Multiplied Area - The same value as the Real Area, but multiplied for easier use.

Select Zero Area Faces

Selects islands with zero area.

This is the Select by UV Area operator with Condition - Zero Area and Threshold - 0.0 (zero) activated. You can adjust its settings after execution through the operator properties.

Select Zero Area Faces
Activated preset “select zero area faces” with zero threshold.

Select Faces Less than Pixel

Selects faces with an area less than the specified number of pixels.

Properties

Select Zero Area Faces

  • Clear Selection - Clear initial selection.
  • Pixel Count - Number of pixels for the calculation.
  • Area Threshold - Tolerance level for face area selection.

Warning

This operator works only in the UV Editor context and requires an active texture in the UV Editor.


Convert Face to Loops

Convert selected mesh faces to UV loops.

Properties

Convert Face To Loops

  • Toggle UV Sync - Toggle UV Sync Selection
Select Face to Loops
Select Face to Loops

Convert Edges to Loops

Convert selected mesh edges to UV loops.

Properties

Convert Face To Loops

  • Toggle UV Sync - Toggle UV Sync Selection
Select Edges to Loops
Select Edges to Loops

Convert Loops to Face

Only for UV Sync Selection - off. Convert selected UV loops to mesh face selection.

Properties

Convert Face To Loops

  • Toggle UV Sync - Toggle UV Sync Selection
Convert Loops to Face
Convert Loops to Face

Convert Loop to Edge

Only for UV Sync Selection - off. Convert selected UV loop to mesh edge selection.

Properties

Convert Face To Loops

  • Toggle UV Sync - Toggle UV Sync Selection
Convert Loop to Edge
Convert Loop to Edge

Select Linked Loops

Only for UV Sync Selection - off. Selects all loops belonging to the mesh vertex based on any already selected loop.

Select Linked Loops
Select Linked Loops

Isolate Islands (Toggle)

Isolate Islands (Toggle).

Isolate_Islands
Isolate islands

Isolate Part (Toggle)

Isolate Part (Toggle).

Isolate Part
Isolate mesh part