Looking for a function similar to "Isolate Selection" in 3dsmax

[Katachi]

if you tell what this "isolate selection" does then maybe someone will help you. But I assume it´s simply the "split selection" command, but I am not sure because you didn´t say anything else but the name of the function.

[JamesMK]

If I understand the description correctly, the closest approximation in C4D would be to first use 'Hide Unselected' (polygons) and, after making sure the object in question is the sole member of a scene layer, switch that layer to 'Solo'.

Not a one-click solution. There are plugins out there though... 'solo button' or something like that... might be worth a google session.

[avgas]

I'm not familiar with Max but I'm guessing you want 'Set Selection'. Use it for selections of points, edges or polygons. It will add a tag in the object manager and you can recall the selection by clicking on the tag.

[okazaky]

Do you mean the "ALT+Q"-thing that isolates the currently selected objects?

[neitrok]

http://www.forcedimension.jp/qdg/plugin.html

It works fine.

[awnold]

not sure if this is needed by anyone else but switching from Maya, it took me about 2 seconds before I went for this command "hide unselected"
not sure why this is lacking but fixing this is easy, in fact its just like how you would fix it in maya if something was lacking.

similar to maya mel there is coffee scripts.
open the script log
and open the script manager (find both of these easy in the command manager)

check out the tutorial mentioned here:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=47&t=614314

basically the script to hide unselected is:

CallCommand(100004794); // Invert Selection
CallCommand(1016208); // Hide Objects
CallCommand(100004794); // Invert Selection


the command to show all again is:

CallCommand(100004794); // Invert Selection
CallCommand(1016209); // Show Objects
CallCommand(100004794); // Invert Selection

just save these two scripts and drag them to your tool bar (just like maya mel scripts) and your done. oh and easy make these to hotkeys in the command manager (they are already there ready to go)

[MarcCG]

I dont know what 3dsmax does, but for me - isolate selection might also mean that all objects in the object manager are turned off, so that you can work with just the selected object. Like a solo button on a mixer...

Well, that is what I have wished for many times

[moka.studio]

Get the solo button plugin mentioned above
( http://www.forcedimension.jp/qdg/plugin.html),
this is similar to the "isolate selection" function in Max.

It's also the most usefull plugin in C4d in my opinion.


If you want to isolate points/polys/edges, use the hide/unhide selection tools in C4d.

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