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# SelectByVolume
Blender addon for volume-based selection
Blender addon for volume-based object selection.

## Requirements
*SelectByVolume* can be installed on Blender > 2.80
## Install

Download the latest release as a zip archive, in Blender go to **Edit > Preferences > Add-ons > Install** and choose `SelectByVolume.zip`.
Ensure that you have activated the plugin and you're ready to go.
Ensure that you have activated the plugin by ticking its box and you're ready to go!

![Install Screenshot](img/screenshot.PNG?raw=true "Title")

## Usage
In the *3D Viewer* mode, opening the side tab, under *Tools* you should be able to find the *Select Objects by Volume* panel.

You can choose a min and a max volume to bound your selection to and click on **Select by volume**: as simple as that.

If you're dealing with a large file with lots of objects you can enable the multithreading by ticking **use multithreading** to make best use of your CPU cores.
Selection can be furter speed up by storing and re-using the volume calculations with the **use cached volumes**, but remember to do a run disabling the cache whenever you make changes to your meshes.
Selection can be furter speed up by storing and re-using the volume calculations with the **use cached volumes** button

## Notes
- **NOTE**: remember to do a run disabling the cache whenever you make changes to your objects.
- **NOTE**: by using the cache functionality you're adding a `sbv_volume` property to your objects, there are virtually no scenarios in which this creates problems but notice it's there.
## Planned Features
- *Delete cache* button
- Automatic cache reset on mesh changes
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