---
title: "Options"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TOOLRINGSELECTION-MDATA_MAINGROUP.html"
section_path: "Select Menu > Ring Selection > Options"
element_id: "TOOLRINGSELECTION"
group_id: "MDATA_MAINGROUP"
description: "The Ring Selection tool offers the following settings (check out the Loop Selection tool, which has the same settings, for more information)."
---

## Options

The Ring Selection tool offers the following settings (check out the [Loop Selection tool](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TOOLLOOPSELECTION-MDATA_MAINGROUP.html.md), which has the same settings, for more information).

### Stop at Selections

Parameter ID: `MDATA_RING_SEL_STOP_AT_SELECTIONS`

![Image: 044161.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/044161.jpg)\
On the left, all options disabled; on the right **Stop at Selections** and **Stop at Non-Quads** enabled (the Ring Selection will stop at the edge selections and the n-gon).

If this option is enabled, the selection will end at the previously selected elements. You can, for example, make a selection to define where the Ring Selection tool should not make any selections.

### Stop at Non-Quads

Parameter ID: `MDATA_RING_SEL_STOP_AT_NON_QUADS`

This option only works in conjunction with Use Point and Use Edge mode and stops the Ring Selection tool at n-gons.

### Stop at Poles

Parameter ID: `MDATA_RING_SEL_STOP_AT_POLES`

If enabled, the Ring Selection tool will stop at poles. What's a pole? Contrary to the Loop Selection tool, a pole for the Ring Selection tool is a point that is surrounded only by triangles (e.g., s sphere's north or south pole).