# 3ds max question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3ds-max-question/42610>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [February 11, 2004, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3ds-max-question/42610 "2004-02-11T01:27:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![morse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@morse](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/morse)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3ds-max-question/42610/1 "2004-02-11T01:27:08Z")

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I’v got a sphere as an editable mesh, how can I select a circle of polygons on its face?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3ds-max-question/42610/2 "2004-02-11T04:50:24Z")

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is there any “paint” selection methods in max? not sure.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3ds-max-question/42610/3 "2004-02-11T05:31:08Z")

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Paint selection?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3ds-max-question/42610/4 "2004-02-11T06:37:00Z")

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think xsi has it, where you can get like a brush and your able to paint the faces you want to select. easy than just clickin on each face.

never mind, let one of 3dmax dudes answer this one.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3ds-max-question/42610/5 "2004-02-11T19:00:22Z")

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like vertex paint or UV mapping? If not go into sub object mode and select polygons or vertes. Then in a side view with the selction tool. Drag a square around the front of the circle.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3ds-max-question/42610/6 "2004-02-11T22:28:19Z")

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Hey good idea. Man I feel so dumb. Thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3ds-max-question/42610/7 "2004-02-12T07:14:49Z")

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You can change the selection tool to circular if the square one isn’t selecting the faces you like.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3ds-max-question/42610/8 "2004-02-12T18:33:57Z")

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Oh. How?

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**Post date:** [February 16, 2004, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3ds-max-question/42610/9 "2004-02-16T22:04:03Z")

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keyboard shortcut ‘x’ toggles the “active” axis… perhaps you inadvertantly toggled it off?