Trying to customize the GUI

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Hello guys,

I started modeling using Maya’s Student Licence, which I’m not allowed to use anymore.
Decided to give Blender a try, but I’m currently fighting the GUI, which I’d like to change a bit. I don’t wanna use the Maya preset, I just want to change few things, so I can actually follow the commands and hotkeys from tutorials.

Here’s few things that I’d like to change but not sure how:
1.) Box selection all the time - instead of having to press “B” and then drag, is there a way to set it so I can just drag anytime as in Maya?

2.) Disable auto-translate - what I mean is that when you drag over an object, it goes to auto-translate mode, where you can move it anywhere in the 3D space. I find myself accidentally moving objects a lot, probably because of 1.) when I’m trying to actually box-select stuff.

3.) Deselect by clicking on empty space - when I’m trying to box-select using “B”, it adds to my selection automatically. So first I need deselect all ("a) and then do it. That’s two extra keys for something I used to do with click and then mouse drag. Any way to change it to Maya style?

4.) Edge Loop Tool - Smooth - could not find more detailed info in the manual. I’m wondering what those values actually represent. I just want to set it to averaged edge flow, is it value 1.0? And is there a way to set tool’s default values like this smoothness parameters in the Edge Loop Tool?

Thank you very much for your help and time!

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Great, thank you!

EDIT: Actually, still not happy, sorry :slight_smile:
I tried your suggested 1.), but…

  • dragging adds to current selection, instead of only selecting whatever I marquee. So I still cant just marquee a vetex, transform it, and then marquee next one
  • and most importantly, neither clicking nor dragging outside of my object/vertex in object/edit mode works like deselecting, so I still need to press “A”.
  • 2.) was solved by this though, without adjusting the tweak treshold whatsoever

EDIT2: Actually, with this setting I now can’t translate/rotate/scale using object transform handles. It just deselects in and tries to border select.

Oh boy, it’s so confusing.

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Are you sure you unchecked the ‘extend’ checkbox?

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Ooops. It was greyed out, didn’t know I could actually uncheck it…

Works better now, getting there!
I can now marquee anything and marquee outside to deselect.
But since it doesn’t add to selection now, I tried using shift-marquee, but that doesnt work.
Shift-clicking still works though.

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You have to make another similar binding except with shift and the extend both checked.

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Right, so I made a new (second) hotkey for “Border select” and made it with “Shift” and “Extend” checked.

Now when I shift-marquee, it only functions for deselecting any already selected verticies, but it won’t select any. :confused:

EDIT: Tried to disable Shift-mouse in the 3D Manipulator hotkey. And also all other tweak events in the 3D View (Lasso and Translate) - No change.

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Oh well, nevermind box selection. Already got used to the A/B combo… :slight_smile: