primitive selection using group

[scooter1507]

hi, i was wondering how to select faces of any geometry. using  groups and packed geo.

[3dome]

packed geo is just a point. you cant select faces on packed objects. unpack first, then select whatever you need

[old school]

Depends on what you want to do. If you need to work with the faces in SOPs, then yes Unpack SOP is what you need to do. Only unpack what you need.

There is "one way" to select faces on deferred primitive types (packed prims, alembic archives) and that is to use the Style Sheet Data Tree interface. You can use the style target option Selection from Viewport to select faces buried deep in any archive to do shader/material and Mantra property overrides. Viewport selections can be any group or @attribute group type selection. All selection options are available within the Style Sheet selection target tool.