Edge Angle Grow
This Maya tool implements a selection growth algorithm based on the angle between polygon normals. Starting from an initial selection, it recursively adds adjacent faces as long as the shared edge angle falls within a user-defined threshold. It provides functionality similar to the “Select by Angle” tool found in 3ds Max
Features
Fully Interactive
Real-time viewport updates as you tweak the angle parameters.
High Performance
Optimized via the Maya Python API to handle dense production meshes efficiently.
No UI Mode
Supports execution without a UI for integration into custom modeling scripts or shelf buttons.
Video
Setup
Installation
Edge Angle Grow is part of the FX Python Tools library. Download fxpt from GitHub and add it to your PYTHONPATH directory.
How to Run
To launch the tool via the Script Editor or a shelf button:
from fxpt import fx_grow_selection_by_edge_angle
fx_grow_selection_by_edge_angle.run()Headless Mode
For instant execution with predefined parameters:
from fxpt import fx_grow_selection_by_edge_angle
fx_grow_selection_by_edge_angle.runNoUI(minAngle, maxAngle, highlightState)Compatibility
Tested on
Maya 2016
Maya 2017
Maya 2022 (with “-pythonver 2” flag)
Requirements
Maya versions using a Python 2.7 interpreter