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docs/user_manual/working_with_mesh/mesh.rst

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Selecting mesh elements
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To select mesh elements, you can use the following tools:
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* |meshDigitizing| :sup:`Digitize Mesh Elements` to select different mesh elements, see more at :ref:`digitize_mesh_elements`.
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* |meshSelectPolygon| :sup:`Select Mesh Elements by Polygon` to select different mesh elements by polygon,
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see more at :ref:`select_mesh_by_polygon`.
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* |meshSelectExpression| :sup:`Select Mesh Elements by Expression` to select different mesh elements by expression,
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you can choose to :guilabel:`Select by vertices` or :guilabel:`Select by faces`, see more at :ref:`select_mesh_by_expression`.
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* |meshSelectIsolatedVertices| :sup:`Select Isolated Vertices` to select all vertices that are not part of any mesh face.
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* |meshSelectAll| :sup:`Select All Vertices` to select all vertices of the mesh layer.
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.. _digitize_mesh_elements:
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Using :guilabel:`Digitize Mesh Elements`
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* To remove an element from the selection, press :kbd:`Ctrl` and reselect it.
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A deselected face will also deselect all their vertices.
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.. _select_mesh_by_polygon:
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Using :guilabel:`Select Mesh Elements by Polygon`
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* To remove an element from the selection, press :kbd:`Ctrl` while drawing
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.. _select_mesh_by_expression:
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Using :guilabel:`Select Mesh Elements by Expression`
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* |selectRemove| :guilabel:`Remove from current selection`
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Using :guilabel:`Select Isolated Vertices`
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Activate the |meshSelectIsolatedVertices| :sup:`Select Isolated Vertices` tool,
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and all vertices that are not part of any mesh face will be selected.
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Using :guilabel:`Select All Vertices`
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Activate the |meshSelectAll| :sup:`Select All Vertices` tool to select
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all vertices of the mesh layer.
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Modifying mesh elements
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