when ever i marquee select some vertices on a object i also end up selecting the vertices round the back that i don`t want.how can i stop from doing this.

can anyone help?

when you drag a box around and area it will select everything in that box. So just click on the ones you want 1 at a time

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An idea is delicate.
It can be killed by a sneer or yawn,
It can be stabbed to death by a joke
Or worried to death by a frown
On the right persons brow.
-Charles Browers

If you're working with poly objects, you can turn on backculling in Display > Custom Polygon Display options box. That will prevent you from selecting vertices on the back of the shape.

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Danny Ngan
Animator | Amaze Entertainment
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And you can change it to Faces and Shift Select the ones you want, IF the model isnt too complex, if so dannyngan has the right way to go

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Remember that a Shader DOES NOT mean to put your model out of a light source!

or you can use the paint selection tool.

Alan

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Technical Director - Framestore

Currently working on: Your Highness

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thanks for the suggestions i`ll give them a try