Hi there,
It’s been a while, but for a new project I’m starting to work with Blender again.
It strikes me how hard it is to select multiple parented or grouped objects in a simple and intuitive way.
I’m sure this question has been around, but after a bit of searching, I couldn’t find any satisfying answers.
So, here is my question:
Is it possible to have all objects in a group selected with a single click on any of the members of that group?
As far as I know I can only select all items in a group by
- selecting one of the objects (mouse-click)
- pressing shift+G (select Grouped)
- pressing G (Grouped)
I find that one click and two keystrokes makes selecting a slow process.
Similarly, as far as I know, I can only select all children of a parent by
- selecting the parent (mouse-click)
- pressing shift+G (select Grouped)
- pressing C (Children)
I find that one click and two keystrokes makes selecting a slow process.
It’s not always easy to select the parent object.
I know it’s possible to select a parent and all it’s children by clicking ctrl+Left mouse button on an item in the outliner. This is certainly nice, but it’s a little less intuitive than I would like. I wish a similar selection method would exist in the 3D view.
By joining meshes together, it’s possible to manipulate them as one, but then you’re quite limited to what you can do to the members of that “group”. I don’t think this is how one should generally group objects.
I found out that the free add on ‘Sensei Format’ has a one click to enable a group-select functionality, but I’m a bit reluctant to install a plugin that changes the user interface quite dramatically.
- download: https://blendersensei.com/store/#senseiformat
- tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75LJMWqj4VQ
Is there any way of working with groups in a similar way to other programs as sketchUp, or Illustrator, (or so many others) where you can easily select and manipulate the whole group as if it were a single object, yet being able to dig into it to access it’s members…
I’m really curious, how are you currently selecting grouped objects?
Best,
Elias