Layers
We talked about layers and the Layers panel (which you access by
pressing F7) at the beginning of this chapter. The Layers tools within
the View tab (Figure 1.59) complement the panel. Use these tools to
add and remove new layers, swap layers (foreground to background),
or even flatten all layers into one. Look to this category for specific
layer control in addition to the Layers panel.
Selection
The Selection category (Figure 1.60) contains a host of tools for selecting
and deselecting points and polygons, including Select Loop and
Select Outline. In the next section, ???Points, Edges, and Polygons,???
you??™ll learn about these key operations in Modeler.You??™ll employ these
tools throughout the modeling chapters in this book.
Selection Sets
Selection sets are often overlooked by animators, but they are quite
helpful. Tools in this category (Figure 1.61) make it easy to select
groups of points or polygons and combine them as selection sets. The
benefit of this is twofold??”not only can you easily select those same
points or polygons again whenever you need them, you can also use
them as specific controls in LightWave Layout.
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