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Lasso Polygonal - include a subtract in old refine or refine new subtract alone


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Jomodo

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Hi all,

I have finished using the Polygonal Lasso tool to select an object with ruff edges by zooming to 200% and slowly making my way around the shape, when I finished I did a "Refine" for the selection and it looked fine. Then I subtracted 2 new areas, each of these two areas are separate selection (deselection), meaning they don't connect with the bigger circles, they subtract 2 circles from the bigger circle.

The problem I need help with is that if I use "Refine" again to smooth the two new subtracted borders it will affect the previous border and ruin it, is there a way to make the new "Refine" just for the two newly subtracted areas OR make the old "Refine" order apply to the newly subtracted areas?
 
That depends on how you layered your selections. Did you save the two subtracted selections? If not you will have to re-select them individually and then use refine edge.

Pictures are worth a thousand words. Can you please upload screen shots?
 
IamSam said:
That depends on how you layered your selections. Did you save the two subtracted selections? If not you will have to re-select them individually and then use refine edge.

Pictures are worth a thousand words. Can you please upload screen shots?
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I don't really get layers or how to utilize them, when I subtracted I saved the selection with the same name I used before. regarding selecting individually, being a subtract not an add is making this too complex for me to understand how it will work.

I just went back in history before refine step and will add the subtract step then refine all.

Thank you for your help IamSam
 
Jomodo said:
...and will add the subtract step then refine all...
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As the name implies...'Refine Edge' works on the current marquee....which is just a single marquee regardless of how its produced.

As you've stated...create your marquee first, then use refine edge....that's really how it's intended to be used....so you're on the right track. :thumbsup:

Regards.
MrToM.
 
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