Box selecting multiple faces

[KevinDeSmet]

I'm trying to quickly select a bunch of faces, it concerns a standard part downloaded from the net that has too many little notches and details and I want to use remove face to get rid of them.

Problem is, selecting faces one by one is tedious. I can find no way to box select a whole bunch of faces. Not with the selection traps, nor with the selection filters.

There must be a way!

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[ferdo]

Could you upload a sample file ?

Regards
Fernando

 

[KevinDeSmet]

I don't know, just create a simple model and try to box select multiple faces at once. It doesn't do it. Is there any way?

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[DBezaire]

You can box select multiple surfaces not multiple faces of a solid. The selection toolbar and it's options are applied to elements and not the topology of the elements.



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[ferdo]

Derek is right, I thought you have a model done from surfaces.

But you can try to use different ways to select topology of the elements (in other words, use Look: Visible on screen (is just an example) or some other criteria.

See picture attached.



Regards
Fernando