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Author Topic: Broken Select tool?  (Read 20064 times)

CoriDavis

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Broken Select tool?
« on: July 26, 2010, 09:22:43 pm »

So, I was reading the "eggplant tutorial" (I just got the program and i'm new) and I was selecting some things, but later, around when I tried to make the second bend in the stem, it wouldn't unselect, or select anything else. I tried restarting the program, but it still wouldn't select.  what's going on? how do I fix it?!
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Re: Broken Select tool?
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2010, 01:41:03 am »

is it happening with same file or if you do somethign new it happens again
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Re: Broken Select tool?
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2010, 04:03:40 am »

modifiers r a bit weird. i really havent used them much at all but if i were u i would go to the manual and learn how to do it. 2 me it looked like u missed a step and anim8or is waiting for u 2 go to the next step so u can continue.

ive (glitched) a modifier so i could hide some points on an object. so i did what u did but the whole point was to not be able to select things. i 4get how i did it but it looks like u figured it out 2
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Re: Broken Select tool?
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2010, 10:10:52 am »

yeah, I think what I idid was I forgot to bind the modifier before I went to bend it.  so, does anyone know how to fix it? I restarted my computer too, nothing.
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Re: Broken Select tool?
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2010, 10:47:44 am »

Can you post a picture of your scene? Will help i think.
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Re: Broken Select tool?
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2010, 11:07:34 am »

well, it's not really a "scene" it's an object, but sure
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Re: Broken Select tool?
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2010, 11:34:57 am »

On the picture I can see that you are in Point Edit mode. If so, you maybe didn't notice that( sometimes i do this too ;D). Just turn back to Edit mode.
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Re: Broken Select tool?
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2010, 11:49:28 am »

yes, but that causes it to select the whole thing, then I can't bind the modifier.  it's the face select drag select that I need and won't work.
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Re: Broken Select tool?
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2010, 11:58:52 am »

Ok, then your modifier must not be bind on object. Do whatever you want to do in point edit mode and then bind the modifier in edit mode
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Re: Broken Select tool?
« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2010, 12:05:25 pm »

delete the modifier
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Re: Broken Select tool?
« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2010, 12:13:20 pm »

oooh that might do it! I idecided to make a new file and it worked fine, I was afraid I corrupted my old file or something. ok! i'll delete the modifier and finish the egg plant, then continue the bird
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Re: Broken Select tool?
« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2010, 12:17:24 pm »

AAH! no, it didn't work. I deleted the modifiers and select still doesn't work for the file
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Re: Broken Select tool?
« Reply #12 on: July 27, 2010, 12:24:46 pm »

Since the file is not broken i don't think there is a bug or something. You can't select any point or face or anything? There is no group? Chek all these out.


Ignore that about the group. Works too
« Last Edit: July 27, 2010, 12:28:59 pm by Gyperboloid »
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Re: Broken Select tool?
« Reply #13 on: July 27, 2010, 01:09:32 pm »

nope, none of it works. now the bird is doing it too! I was about to do point select and make the bottom eyelid, and nothing is selecting!  what is going on here!? it's getting really frustrating!
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Re: Broken Select tool?
« Reply #14 on: July 27, 2010, 01:19:20 pm »

If you don't mind, post your file, so i'll try too.
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