# Get poly count or select all polys

**URL:** https://forum.highend3d.com/t/get-poly-count-or-select-all-polys/3909
**Category:** Maya
**Tags:** mel
**Created:** [February 22, 2005, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/get-poly-count-or-select-all-polys/3909 "2005-02-22T20:23:50Z")
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### Author: ![rtrowbridge](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ce7236/32.png) [@rtrowbridge](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/rtrowbridge)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2005, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/get-poly-count-or-select-all-polys/3909/1 "2005-02-22T20:23:50Z")

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I need to either of these to make a script work. I need to either be able to get the poly count of the currently selected object or to be able to select all the poly in that object. How would I do that?

-RyanT

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### Author: ![carstenbl](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@carstenbl](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/carstenbl)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2005, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/get-poly-count-or-select-all-polys/3909/2 "2005-02-23T00:15:27Z")

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polyEvaluate -f

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### Author: ![rtrowbridge](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ce7236/32.png) [@rtrowbridge](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/rtrowbridge)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2005, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/get-poly-count-or-select-all-polys/3909/3 "2005-02-23T00:51:59Z")

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Thanks much ![](http://www2.highendnet.com/forums/icons/blush.gif))

-Ryan