Edge Angle Select
This utility allows for the selection of mesh components based on their “Edge Angle” – the angle between the normals of two polygons sharing a common edge. Built to streamline the selection of hard edges, mechanical seams, or specific geometric features, the tool is written using the Maya Python API to ensure high performance on dense meshes.
Note: non-manifold geometry (with edges shared by more than two polygons) is not supported.
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.
Video
Setup
Installation
Edge Angle Select 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_select_component_by_edge_angle
fx_select_component_by_edge_angle.run()Compatibility
Tested on
Maya 2016
Maya 2017
Maya 2022 (with “-pythonver 2” flag)
Requirements
Maya versions using a Python 2.7 interpreter