topic Re: Edge Selection - can't select multiple edges in 3ds Max Forum

Edge Selection - can't select multiple edges

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 12:46:56 GMT

This just recently started happening to me and I cannot figure out for the life of me what happened. The screen shot shows me trying to select multiple edges. Whenever I let go of the right mouse button. Nothing is selected. I can select them individually.

Re: Edge Selection - can't select multiple edges

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 23:31:57 GMT

you're probably stuck in Placement mode...although inspecting your icons up top, I don't think you are, but try this anyway:

..just hit q to go to select mode (or w or e or r)

(what is Placement mode ? create a Teapot say, rclick and pick Placement, click and drag the Teapot around......then add an Edit Poly and try to select some subobject....infuriating isn't it ?)

Re: Edge Selection - can't select multiple edges

Alfred.DeFlaminis — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 01:26:36 GMT

Hello @Anonymous and welcome to the community,

I'd like to help you with this selection problem. I expected to see Window/Crossing set a certain way but it doesn't seem like it is in this image. @Anonymous also had a good guess there. I don't see anything in the screenshot that would do this, so I have a few questions for you.

Is this problem resolved for you? Does this happen on all scenes or just this one?

The nuclear option here is to reset your user settings, if this was somehow a corrupted settings issue that would fix it. Can you please try that for me if this problem is still happening to you? Thanks!

Best Regards,

Re: Edge Selection - can't select multiple edges

Alfred.DeFlaminis — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:46:04 GMT

Hello @Anonymous,

I just wanted to follow up here, any thoughts on my previous post?

Best Regards,

Re: Edge Selection - can't select multiple edges

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 19:00:14 GMT

hey guys thanks for the responses. i'll attach an image which indicated my problem.

The selection was a circle and not a box.

Re: Edge Selection - can't select multiple edges

Alfred.DeFlaminis — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 19:10:29 GMT

Hello @Anonymous,

The circle selection should still get multiple edges... that's strange. Is this working now? If not, could you please try to reset your user settings?

Best Regards,

Re: Edge Selection - can't select multiple edges

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 19:16:38 GMT

Here you go. I was distracted by my 8 month old son losing it. But this is the correct solution to my problem. Sorry about that.

Re: Edge Selection - can't select multiple edges

Alfred.DeFlaminis — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 20:19:44 GMT

Ah ok. That's the Window/Crossing I was thinking it might be in the first post. Somehow it must have been turned off for your first screenshot, but that makes a lot of sense. I'm glad it's working now. Thank you for taking the time to update the thread.

Best Regards,

Re: Edge Selection - can't select multiple edges

patrick.cc01 — Mon, 11 May 2020 13:31:08 GMT

that window/crossing selection mode worked for me. i was able to select multiple edges on a particular view. Thanks a lot

Re: Edge Selection - can't select multiple edges

Anonymous — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 09:01:11 GMT

Yep this is the solution, same thing happened to me. must of turned off by mistake. If your trying to drag and select multiple edges or faces etc. This will be the problem. Thanks for posting guys big help.