Quick Select

📝 Description:
* This function is used to create selections from visible layers or a Clown (Material ID) pass, selection will stay hidden;
💼 Photoshop analogue:
* Modification of Color Range... command from Select menu;
👍 Usage:
* To quickly select areas of a color or areas from Clown (Material ID) pass;
* Best used when assigned to a hotkey (mine is Ctrl+F1, with Shift as a Clown modifier)

An example of selecting an area of color.

../_images/qselect1.gif

Note that selection (marching ants) is hidden and doesn’t obstruct the view (this is optional though).

../_images/ugh.jpg

Working with Clown (Material ID) pass

If the current document has a layer with a word clown in it, Quick Select will enable this layer when showing the Color Range dialogue.

An example of selecting a part of Clown pass. There’s a layer with clown in its name in my document, so when using Quick Select with a key modifier, Clown pass is shown while selecting and then hidden.

../_images/qselect2.gif

Options

../_images/setting5.png
  • Default Fuzziness: default value for Fuzziness;
  • Hide Selection After Executing: hide selection after clicking OK;
  • Smooth ID Map selection: if used with a clown layer: smooth it a little bit;
  • Select from an ID Map with a modifier: key modifier for using a clown layer;
  • Shortcut: shows a shortcut assigned to the function;