CGTalk - ignore backfaces ?

seb4d

11-29-2002, 05:22 PM

Hi,
I'd like to select faces (or edges or vertices) of an object without selecting the faces on the back of this object.
In Max there is Ignore Backfacing option, but I can't find something like it in Maya.
I only found Backface Culling, but it's not what I want.

Is it possible to ignore backfaces ?

beaker

11-29-2002, 05:43 PM

3 places to set this: Per Viewport, Locally, and Globally.

Per Viewport:
In the viewport > Shading > Backface Culling

Locally:
Attribute editor for model > Mesh Component Display > Back Face Culling

Globally: Two places to set this:
Display > Custom Poly Display
or
In your Maya Preferences > Polygons

seasterling

11-30-2002, 04:57 AM

Maya has BFC, but unfortunately no depth culling ability in the regular selection tool. So anything with a normal that faces the selection tool gets selected. Drives me nuts!

-sam

seb4d

11-30-2002, 09:14 AM

Thanks Beaker !
The per object backface culling works !

Peace455

12-10-2002, 08:31 AM

there is always the paint selection tool, I'm guessing you wanted to select a lot of verts or polys, and didn't want to have to click on each one.

I find the paint selection to be extremely quick

Peace M.

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