Maya 2014 right click menu not selecting

AviKohl3D

When I select an object and right click to pick components, selecting edge, vertice, face, etc does not do anything. I remain in object mode.

I can work around this by hitting F8 but I'd rather not be stuck this way.

Probably hit a hotkey by accident I suppose.

Thanks in advance for help.

-Avi

UPDATE: This only happens on the scene I'm working on. Time to export...

UPDATE: Interesting. It only happens on a specific object in the scene and its instances...

Sinking

Yes, Maya 2014 will very rarely do very odd things. I had things happening that would have been hilarious, if they weren'T so sad at the time ^^

So the old rules still apply. Save often and use iterate saves. Also you might check if your object is inside a group (and ungroup it + try again). Or you could check if there are any strange letters in the name of the object, since anything beyond the ASCII letterset will make Maya go FUBAR. And if it's just an isolated problem, maybe it is best to ignore it.

Harbinger

I'd also add an old school trick that (unfortunately) still comes in handy every now and then: Export your mesh as an .obj and import it right back in. Because .obj is such a simple format it's a great way to strip any weird history or node information from the mesh. The only limitation to watch out for is that .obj doesn't support multiple UV sets if you have them.