Select Similar¶

Reference

Mode:: Edit Mode
Menu:: Select ‣ Similar
Shortcut:: Shift-G

Selects all mesh elements that are similar in a certain way to one that’s already selected. The list of comparable properties depends on the current selection mode:

Vertex Selection Mode:

Normal: Compare the direction of the normal vector.
Amount of Adjacent Faces: Compare the number of neighboring faces.
Vertex Groups: Check whether the vertex is a member of any of the same vertex groups. The weight values are ignored.
Amount of Connecting Edges: Compare the number of neighboring edges.
Vertex Crease: Compare the Crease value.

Edge Selection Mode:

Length: Compare the edge length.
Direction: Compare the direction vector of the edge.
Amount of Faces Around an Edge: Compare the number of neighboring faces.
Face Angles: Compare the angle between the two neighboring faces.
Crease: Compare the Crease value.
Bevel: Compare the Bevel Weight.
Seam: Compare the UV Seam mark.
Sharpness: Compare the Sharp mark.
Freestyle Edge Marks: Compare the Freestyle mark.

Face Selection Mode:

Material: Compare the face material.
Area: Compare the area.
Polygon Sides: Compare the number of edges.
Perimeter: Compare the sum of the edge lengths.
Normal: Compare the direction of the normal vector.
Coplanar: Similar to Normal, but only grows the existing selection at its borders instead of adding faces from anywhere on the mesh. This is essentially the same as Select Linked Flat Faces.
Flat/Smooth: Compare the face shading mode.
Freestyle Face Marks: Compare the Freestyle mark.

After selecting a property from the menu, further options are available in the Adjust Last Operation panel:

Compare

How to compare numerical properties:

Equal:: Select items with the same value.
Greater:: Select items with a larger or equal value.
Less:: Select items with a smaller or equal value.

Threshold

Tolerance for numerical properties that almost match the searched value.

Face Regions¶

Reference

Mode:: Edit Mode
Menu:: Select ‣ Similar ‣ Face Regions

For each region of connected faces in the selection, finds and selects other regions that have the same topology.

../../../_images/modeling_meshes_selecting_similar_face-regions_before.png — Initial selection.¶

../../../_images/modeling_meshes_selecting_similar_face-regions_after.png — After running Select Similar Face Regions.¶