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Pressing the B key once will put you in Border Select mode, where you can draw a box around your selections.

Pressing the B key TWICE will put you in Paint Select Mode (actually called Circle Select).

While Painting selections, do the following:

- LMB to Select with the brush
- MMB to Deselect with the brush
- MOUSE WHEEL to change the size of the brush
- And don't forget the Limit Selection to Visible button, which will allow you to block out back-facing selections if you have the need.

With Paint Select Mode, you can paint your selections like Picasso.

I want to repeat this so that I understand it. You are saying that a double "B" key allows you to "paint" the selection area right? I can see where this functionality would come in handy especially for multi-material faces. Keep in mind, until Sunday I don't have access to Blender. Does it work the same in Linux as in Windows?

penix1, that's exactly it! Double B puts you in paint select mode, and it's just like painting on a canvas except you're painting selections on or off. And I'm almost certain that it's the same in linux.

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I wish to echo this so that I accept it. You are adage that a bifold "B" key allows you to "paint" the alternative breadth right? I can see area this functionality would appear in accessible abnormally for multi-material faces. Keep in mind, until Sunday I don't accept admission to Blender.

did you know you can also use ctrl+ LMB drag to create a shape selection? this means you cal draw one shape and select all the faces inside it

Using the left mouse button you can draw gestures.

A line = Move selection
An arc/circle = rotate selection
An arrow/spiral = Scale

I prefer G R S though.

Thats cool, I didn't know that. I am not sure that I understand the "An arrow/spiral = Scale" - it doesn't make sense to me.

Do you just mean like swirling the mouse? like a tornado kinda?

Well, it doesn't matter too much now, because it's a feature that isn't in 2.5

I think I may have got the spiral bit wrong, it might just be an arrow that works.

By arrow I mean
>
kinda symbol.

None of the tips everyone are giving here work for me..

Are you using blender 2.5 ?

if so, than it might be the first, the second and the third reason why nothing works fine.

the 'c' key circle selects in blender 2.53

Double B. Thanks for the tip Apollos. I'm learning so this is all helpful stuff to me.

How can This Apollos be helpful even 3 years after he posted something ?

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