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title: "Temporary Polygroups Mode"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/html/5_sculpting-and-painting_brushes_zmodeler-temporary-polygroups-mode.html"
section_path: "Sculpting | Modeling | Painting > Brushes > ZModeler Brush > ZModeler Overview > Temporary Polygroups Mode"
description: "Select Temporary Polygroups Mode to activate and select or deselect temporary polygroups without holding the Alt/Option-modifier. While Temporary …"
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# Temporary Polygroups Mode

Select Temporary Polygroups Mode to activate and select or deselect temporary polygroups without holding the Alt/Option-modifier. While Temporary Polygroups Mode is active, ZModeler polygon Actions are suspended.

- Tap or drag on an unselected face to select one or more polygons.
- Tap or drag on a temporary polygroup to deselect one or more polygons.
- Double tap a temporary polygroup to deselect all polygons.

> **Note:** When Temporary Polygroups Mode is active, the Alt/Option-modifier can still select temporary polygroups.

**Done:** Tap the Done button (green check mark) to apply the temporary polygroup selections and restore polygon Actions.

**Deselect All:** Clears all temporary polygroup selections.

> **Tip:** After tapping Done, the top right corner of the icon displays the number of active temporary polygroups.

## Temporary Polygroups

Temporary polygroups appear as white polygroups on the model and, together with ZModeler Targets, define which parts of the surface receive a ZModeler action. When Temporary Polygroup Mode is disabled, use the Alt/Option modifier with specific Polygon actions to select multiple polygons and apply a single action simultaneously.

> **Important:** Temporary polygroups apply only to polygons.

#### Default actions (Temporary Polygroups disabled):

- Alt/Option-tap or Alt/Option-drag an unselected face to select one or more polygons as temporary polygroups.
- Alt/Option-tap or Alt/Option-drag a selected face to deselect one or more polygons as temporary polygroups.
- Alt/Option-double-tap a selected face to deselect temporary polygroups.