Note that the example above is not the completed model, just an example of how you could use alternate means to achieve similar results in Blender.  Most of the other actions should be the same, but it seems the Similar Selection feature in Blender, for the most part, does behave differently.  Blender doesn't seem to allow you to use multiple characteristics of a given selection at one time, which can somewhat limit the similarity results.  However, Blender has some other advantages which can help workflow.

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