Hi, I've just found out that maya does not remember component selection by default, which makes the workflow really annoying. I am sure there's something that can be done, or that you guys use as workaround and I'll like to know if someone can share some tips on this. Ideally, lets say I have some vertexes selected, then I…
@maze maya has two types of selection history and conversion. to do component conversion use the convert selection tools. they are in the menu and i think ctrl+f9-f12 are the default hot keys. also note that menu has convert to loop/ring uv shell etc so you can do partial edge loop selection and many other conversions…
maze, unless I'm misunderstanding you, I don't have the same issue. Maya remembers all selections even when switching between component types. I mean, as long as you hold ctrl or ctrl+shift (which just lets you select things additively.)
I have something like that in one of my script. I have called that the memory selector. You can add/remove some components selected and reselect them later. If you can't wait, you can download it here (the +/- buttons and the select/clear button) :…
@Froyok, Awesome, got it working now, thanks, I really like the popup with the plus and minus. @Joopson, oh you are right I didn't know about that! thanks for letting me know. Only thing that bothers me is that the other component keeps selected while you change to select a different component. I guess a mix between froyok…
Uh... If you're using Maya 2012 or more, Maya remembers component selections when switching component types, exactly like in 3dsMax, no need for any additional scripts anymore to do this.
@Bal, yeah it looks like I can use ctrl+shift but the components stay "visually selected" while changing component mode to use another component, this is a bit uncomfortable. Using a mel script gets closer to 3dmax and xsi interaction imo. @Gray, yeah, I still use some marking menus, to change pivot mode, and some adjacent…
Here is the standalone version : https://dl.dropbox.com/u/13564647/maya/froMemory.mel You can also convert your selection when you switch from one component to one another... When your use ctrl + right-click on the pop-up menu you will get what you want.