[How to select a root prim completely enclosed inside an object?]

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[How to select a root prim completely enclosed inside an object?]

Hey there Illusion!

Open your edit menu select 'edit linked parts' deselect the object if it was selected. From there hold 'shift' and click-drag over the area of the root prim. alternatively, select enitre object and wtih 'edit linked parts' enabled, de-select all the linked prims until you get to the root you are looking for.

 

I hopethis helps.

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