[Tips]How to Select a Face Loop in Blender -Element select-

I tried to select thin side of cube, but I couldn’t select by double-click.

GOAL

To summarize some ways to select elements in Blender.

Environment

Blender 2.8a

Keymap

Selection methods are different depending on keymap.

How to check and change keymap in Blender

Edit > Preference > Keymap

When Keymap is “Blender”, alt + click(left) is the key to select loop element.

When Keymap is “Industry Compatible”, double-click is the key to select loop element. I usually use this keymap.

The method to select loop elements

Vertices

Change the select mode into “vertex select” and double-click the edge on the vertex loop you’d like to select.

Example

Edges

Change the select mode into “edge select” and double-click the edge on the edge loop you’d like to select.

Example

Select another side.

Faces

Change the select mode into “face select” and double-click the side that is near the on the face loop you’d like to select.

Example

Select another side.

Other selection methods

Select one element

Click face, edge or vertex.

Multiple selection

Shift + click

Select continuous elements

Ctrl + click

Select All

Press A key