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Selection Groups

Mari automatically maps any face set or selection set found in an Alembic or FBX file to a selection group, when loading geometry. This makes your job easier, since you already have access to the various selection groups created by the modeling package and can paint straightaway.

Alembic Selection Groups

Unlike .obj files, selection groups are not created from faces on import. Instead, when loading an .abc file, Mari searches for whether it contains face sets exported from your modeling package. If it detects that there are face sets present, these are loaded on project creation or object import, as Mari's selection groups and added to the Selection Groups palette. Once you've created a project, you can create your own selection groups, if you wish.

FBX Selection Groups

Similarly to Alembic files, selection groups can be created from selection sets with .fbx files. Additionally, selection groups can also be created from FBX materials. These selection sets are automatically loaded on project creation or object import, and added to the Selection Groups palette. Once you've created a project, you can create your own selection groups, if you wish.