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heynewt
08-24-2005, 06:50 PM
Hi,

Trying hard not to badger the list with specific questions about my transition from LW to Maya. I keep figuring most of them out. But this is something I just can't find in the manual.

When I'm modeling (or surfacing) an object, say a polygonal object. I need to hide a part of that object momentarily while I work on an another part. LW has an elegant way of doing this, just hit the "+" key and all polygons are immediately hidden except the selected ones you're working on.

In Maya I know how to hide all unselected objects, that's not my problem. My problem is finding a way to hide individual sections of objects while I work on them.

Any advice. Especially from LW users who would better understand my problem.

Robert Newton
housewarmer
08-25-2005, 07:18 AM
Use the isolate select feature. It's found under the Show menu in your viewport menu bars. It can be used in both component and object mode. Check the online docs for specifics.
MasonDoran
08-25-2005, 08:24 AM
map this to your favorite hotkey:

string $theNameOfTheCurrentPanel = `getPanel -wf`;
if (`isolateSelect -q -state $theNameOfTheCurrentPanel`)
{
enableIsolateSelect $theNameOfTheCurrentPanel 0;
isolateSelect -state 0 $theNameOfTheCurrentPanel;
}
else
{
isolateSelect -state 1 $theNameOfTheCurrentPanel;
enableIsolateSelect $theNameOfTheCurrentPanel 1;
};
MasonDoran
08-25-2005, 08:25 AM
it will toggle isolate select for u
heynewt
08-25-2005, 12:04 PM
Thanks for the script. This will make it much more LW-like. I wasn't sure it could even be done.

Robert


it will toggle isolate select for u
heynewt
08-25-2005, 12:05 PM
Ahh, Isolate Select. I kept searching for "hide" and "show" terms in the manual. Should've known. Thanks!

Robert


Use the isolate select feature. It's found under the Show menu in your viewport menu bars. It can be used in both component and object mode. Check the online docs for specifics.
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