

One downside to adding these select modes to quick favorites is the naming system. Now you can press Q and choose your selection mode from the menu.Īlso note that if you hold shift while selecting from the menu you will add and remove selection options just like when holding shift and clicking in the header.

Note that each of the vertex, edge, and face select modes need to be added to quick favorites separately in the same way. To add each of the three modes to the quick favorite's shortcut, simply right-click on the mode in the top-left corner of the 3D viewport and select 'Add to Quick Favorites'. By default, this menu is empty, but we can add the selection modes to this menu for quick access.

The quick favorites menu is accessed by pressing Q on the keyboard. Here are two options: Adding to quick favorites: Related content: How to setup Blender for a laptop In that case, the shortcuts for switching selection modes are instead used for switching views that normally is done with the numpad. When working on a laptop, we might be using the emulate numpad option. Using vertex, edge, or face select shortcuts when emulate numpad is active.
