[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.
![](https://s-nako.work/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/faceLoop_face01f-1-1024x388.png)
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
![](https://s-nako.work/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/faceLoop03.png)
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
![](https://s-nako.work/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/faceLoop_veetex02-1024x507.png)
![](https://s-nako.work/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/faceLoop_veetex02v-1024x444.png)
Edges
Change the select mode into “edge select” and double-click the edge on the edge loop you’d like to select.
Example
![](https://s-nako.work/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/faceLoop_loop01-1024x446.png)
![](https://s-nako.work/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/faceLoop_loop01l-1024x437.png)
Select another side.
![](https://s-nako.work/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/faceLoop_loop02-1024x446.png)
![](https://s-nako.work/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/faceLoop_loop02l-1024x402.png)
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.
![](https://s-nako.work/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/click.png)
![](https://s-nako.work/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cube.png)
![](https://s-nako.work/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sphere.png)
Example
![](https://s-nako.work/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/faceLoop_face01-1024x393.png)
![](https://s-nako.work/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/faceLoop_face02f-1024x393.png)
Select another side.
![](https://s-nako.work/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/faceLoop_face02-1024x393.png)
![](https://s-nako.work/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/faceLoop_face01f-1024x388.png)
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