How do u lock/freeze polys in Maya.....like Max?

NoSeRider

There's a feature in Maya that I miss in Max. Locking polygons, or Feeze, in place as you work on other portions of the model.

Does Maya have a freeze option in it?

Daz

I dont really think so but I could be wrong. Obviously there is the ability to throw an object into a reference or template layer, but I dont think you can do it at the polygon level. Explain a workflow whereby you would need that?

MoP

I don't think he means Freezing at polygon level... I don't think Max can do that either.
Do what DaZ says, if you put different meshes on different layers, you can make the layer a Reference layer, and it will be unselectable but still visible. Not quite as straightforward as Max's Freeze/Unfreeze but has exactly the same effect.

NoSeRider

Ah, layers. Forgot about those.

Basically, I want to not select certain objects as I select other portions in component mode. That works thanks.