Is there a way to "mask" some vertices/polys when using soft selection?

Fatilla · Oct 2011

I'm learning the basics of 3dsmax poly modeling. I want to apply the soft selection falloff only for x , so if i selected a vert in the middle of sg, the falloff would only apply to the vertices on the left and teh right.
Hope you can understend what i mean... I'm not sure if its possible.

passerby · Oct 2011

try using isolation made to hide everything but what you want soft selection wot work on, this trick works in maya, but i dont have max so cant verify if it works there.

Fatilla · Oct 2011

i give it a shot, thx!

deep4d · Oct 2011

Work in vertex subobject. Select the vertex you want. Set the Edge distance to a number. Increase the falloff until it stops. Increase the Edge distance to a higher number. Now the falloff can be increased further. So you can limit the falloff with edge distance. Also try flipping on and off affect backfacing in soft selection rollout.

Is there a way to "mask" some vertices/polys when using soft selection?

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