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description: "This page covers the Phong Break Selection tool in Cinema 4D. It selects edges and smoothing groups defined by Phong breaks — especially efficient on …"
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# Phong Break Selection

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
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> This page covers the **Phong Break Selection tool** in **Cinema 4D**. It selects edges and smoothing groups defined by Phong breaks — especially efficient on mechanical, low-poly or CAD-imported models whose hard edges already encode the intended segmentation.

![Image: 012890.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/012890.jpg)\
From left to right: Broken Phong edges; the tool in edge mode; the tool in polygon mode.

This tool is particularly good for working with low resolution mechanical objects whose edges were assigned via **Phong Break Shading**. Phong edge breaks and polygons can be easily selected. Phong edges will be highlighted in color. This tool will automatically search for and display related edges. When in polygon mode related polygons within a smoothing area will be selected.