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  • Published 10 Dec 2018

Improvement Left Click Selection

Hi, sorry for my English.

Yes, there are many similar proposals, but I will try to show how I see it.

I suggest: Selection\Deselection, Border Selection\Deselection should work together with other tools, without switching between them, or hotkeys, only with left click selection button.

Now when you have chosen a tool (move, rotate, bevel, etc.) click and drag on empty space - the tool is activated and it works immediately. This is very useful for this tool, but not useful for other tools such as: selection\deselection, border selection\deselection.

I think this is how it should work:

  • if vertex behind the manipulator

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left click - select vertex\edge\face Image left click and drag - grab the manipulator

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  • When the tool is selected (move, rotate, bevel, etc.)

left click on empty space - deselect all

left click on the polygon when you are in vertex or edge mode - deselect all

left click and drag on empty space - border selection

left click and drag on geometry - border selection

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If we assign left click and drag on empty space for border selection, them some tool needs a widget to work, like:

Extrude Region, Insert, Bevel, Smooth, Randomize, Shrink\Flaten, Push\Pull, Sheer, To Sphere.

Some tool will not use these new assigned actions, which I suggest. Because they need left click for immediate work. For example:

Measure, Add Cube, Knife, Bisect, Poly Build.

To work with these tools, you will need to use hotkeys, for selection and border selection, or switch to other tools.

In conclusion, I will say. Maybe my concept is broken, but Selection\Deselection, Border Selection\Deselection should work together with other tools, without switching between them, or hotkeys, only with left click selection button.

I work with other programs, and I know how convenient and fast it is. You do not need to switch to another tool or use hotkeys. Only left mouse button.

If you agree with me, or know how to improve this concept, then write in comments

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martiner2808
10 Dec 2018

3 Comments

valentinwn

Would people be figuring out that right-clicking is a smart thing in Blender ? Sorry for translation.

martiner2808 Author

@valentinwn: The whole industry works with the left mouse button, and has no problem with that. But Blender has big prejudices about the left mouse button, so big that it uses the right mouse button. The whole industry can not be wrong.

I do not say that the right click select is a big mistake and you need to get rid of it. If you want to use the right button, then use it. I'm talking about the left mouse button here :) With best regards.

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belimlin

Tough problem to tackle, and probably in a right direction. Upvoted.