= Reselect geometry =

"""In Houdini you can not only edit the parameters of a surface node, you can reselect the geometry the operation applies to."""

# Select an existing surface node.

    [Image:/images/model/reselect1.png]

    You can select the node in the viewer with the [Icon:TOOLS/select_component] Select tool in compoent mode (optionally using ((PgUp)) and ((PgDn)) to move through the node history), or you can select the node directly in the [network editor|/ref/panes/network].
    
    If you just used a tool that created a surface node, such as [Icon:SOP/polyextrude] [Poly Extrude|/shelf/polyextrude], the node is selected, so you can immediately reselect geometry if you made a mistake.
    
# Right-click the [Icon:TOOLS/select_component] Select tool and choose __Reselect for current tool__, or press ` (the backtick).

    [Image:/images/model/reselect2.png]

# Select the components you want the operation to apply to.

    [Image:/images/model/reselect3.png]
    
    This is just like using the tool the first time, but it saves any parameter changes you've made. So, if the tool/node requires multi-step selections, you'll need to make multi-step selections when you reselect.
    
# When you press ((Enter)) to confirm the selection, the node updates to use the new selection.

    [Image:/images/model/reselect4.png]

(Note that you can also repeat the last tool without changing the current node by pressing ((Q)).)