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Let's talk about how to manipulate the vertices, edges, and faces of our mesh while in edit mode.

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By default, we can already select a vertex with left click and move it around with the move tool.

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We can also select multiple vertices with shift left click.

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This allows us to rotate and scale our vertices with their respective tools as well.

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You'll notice that when you select a bunch of vertices,

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there are edges and faces that exist between these vertices that you selected that will also get highlighted.

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For example, if you select two vertices, the edge between them will be considered selected.

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And if you select all four corners of our cube, you'll see that the face within these vertices is also considered selected.

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You can technically manipulate faces and edges simply by selecting the vertices that form them,

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but you can also change your selection mode.

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In the top left hand corner of the viewport, you will see three icons that represent what selection mode you're in.

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By default, we're already in vertex select, but you can also change it to edge select or face select mode.

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These will allow you to select the edges or faces directly.

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For a more intuitive experience, you may enjoy holding shift and left clicking these icons to activate more than one selection mode at a time.

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For example, if we were to turn on every one of these modes at once, you could click anywhere on the mesh to select either a face, an edge, or a vertex at any time.

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Box select, circle select, shift select, and most basic selection tools are available in edit mode as well.

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For hotkey users, simply use the one, two, and three keys on your number row to change your mesh selection mode.

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You can also hold shift and then press one, two, or three to activate multiple selection modes.

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Another very important tool while in edit mode is loop selection.

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Depending on your mesh selection mode, you can select a loop of edges or faces by holding alt and left clicking.

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In vertex and edge select mode, you will select edges when alt clicking, and in face select mode, you will select faces.

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Quick tip, in vertex and edge select mode, the edge loop that gets selected is the one that runs along the edge you alt click.

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However, when in face select mode, the face loop that gets selected runs perpendicular to the edge you alt left click.