Morph Selection

Morphs consist of multiple sub-elements (faces and edges).

Select Entire Morph

  • Click on any part of the Morph to select the entire Morph element (including its sub-elements).

A selected Morph has only a single hotspot, which represents the point of its elevation value; but all other nodes/corners are also editable.


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  • Check the Info Tag to see the sub-elements that make up the selected Morph.

Area selection will select the entire Morph.

Select Morph Sub-Element

Use Ctrl+Shift to select just a sub-element (an edge or a face) of the Morph. (The cursor changes to a white arrow to indicate that you are selecting a sub-element.)


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With Ctrl + Shift pressed:

  • Pre-selection highlight shows you exactly what will be selected when you click
  • Use the tab key to cycle among the pre-selected sub-elements

When a sub-element is selected, all the pet palette commands will work on that sub-element only.

For example, the Move command on a selected face will move the face in space (and the connected parts of the rest of the Morph along with it) - it does not move the whole Morph element.

Sub-element selection is also reflected in the Info Box and Morph Selection Settings.


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Sub-Element Selection by Default

If you are editing Morphs, you may wish to select only Morph sub-elements (faces and edges) by default, rather than the entire Morph. To do this, activate the Sub-Element selection method for the Arrow tool.


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This only works for Morph selection. If Sub-Element selection is on, and you try to select other element types, you get a “Do Not Enter” cursor, and selection is not possible unless you use the modifier key (Ctrl + Shift).


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If you have activated Sub-Element Arrow selection by default, then the usual selection logic is reversed: Sub-elements are selected by just plain clicking, while to select an entire Morph, you have to use the modifier key (Ctrl + Shift).

Change the Sub-Element Selection Modifier Key

Use the Work Environment’s Shortcut page to assign a different modifier key for the “Sub-Element Selection Modifier” command, which toggles between entire element/sub-element selection of Morphs.