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Blender border select

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    Sparrow Hawk
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If you're like me, you're always looking for ways to speed up your workflow in Blender. One of the things that can really help is learning some hotkeys and shortcuts. One of the most useful hotkeys I've learned is the border select tool.

To use the border select tool, simply press B while in Edit Mode. Then, click and drag your mouse to create a selection border. Release the mouse button to finalize your selection.

This tool is really helpful when you're trying to select a bunch of vertices, edges, or faces that are all next to each other. It's also great for quickly selecting an entire loop of edges.

Try it out the next time you're in Blender and see how much it can help speed up your workflow!

Q: How do I select a border in blender?

A: 1. In the 3D View, select the mesh object you want to add a border to.

  1. In the Properties panel (N), scroll down to the Modifiers section.

  2. Add a new modifier of type "Edge Split."

  3. In the Edge Split modifier settings, check the "Split Edges" and "Split Faces" options.

  4. Set the "Edge Angle" threshold to a value that will split the edges you want to be borders. A good starting value is 30 degrees.

  5. Apply the modifier.

  6. In the 3D View, select the faces that will be the border.

  7. In the Properties panel, go to the Object Data tab.

  8. In the Edge Split modifier settings, check the "Only Selected Faces" option.

  9. Apply the modifier.

Q: How do I select a specific edge in blender?

A: There are a few ways to select an edge in Blender. One way is to hover your mouse over the edge you want to select and press L. Another way is to go into Edit mode and press CTRL + E.