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title: "Rectangle Selection"
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description: "This page covers the Rectangle Selection for hair in Cinema 4D. It selects guides or guide points within a dragged rectangle — the quickest choice for …"
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# Rectangle Selection

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page covers the **Rectangle Selection** for hair in **Cinema 4D**. It selects guides or guide points within a dragged rectangle — the quickest choice for roughly grabbing whole sections of a hairstyle.

The Rectangle Selection tool lets you drag a square or rectangle selection area. Selections can be expanded or reduced by simultaneously pressing the `Shift` or `Ctrl/Cmd` buttons, respectively.