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  • Published 22 Sep 2020

Box select- improve selection of behind vertices (Withou X-ray Mode)

Sometimes we need a selection of behind vertices. I know we can toggle X-Ray by pressing "Alt+Z" then again turn off it after selecting. But this is a long process. Instead, we can implement in box selection that by default select back faces as it usually does in sculpting mode for masking.

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mrajendra2150
22 Sep 2020

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mrajendra2150 Author

Hi guys, I find a way that is In-built in the blender. There is an addon called "X-ray selection Tools" enable it. in the addon setting change the behaviour of X-ray, It is fantastic you can enable to show X-ray not for object mode but Seperately for edit mode. Also you can assign function like holding Alt will turn X-ray on.

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TheRedWaxPolice

we are requesting it for years, but a lot of people don't understand this feature, hence the endless debate... that's ridiculous.. developer.blender.org/T73479

people are even trying to compile blender with this feature... blenderartists.org/t/blender-2-83-with-select-through-patch/1240969

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prefox83

the great X-Ray selection tool does NOT work anymore with blender 3.2... why does Blender have to break add ons, which are necessary to work with blender? and the guy who developed that addon is from UA Luhansk and probably getting bombed by the fucking russians right NOW. fu russia and blender for breaking addons once again.

mrajendra2150 Author

What if we enable this functionality in "Box Select" by default. In this way if I have to select front faces then I will simply click and drag. but if I have to select back faces too then I can press "B" key for select and that will select back faces too.

Thane5

Fortunately there's an addon for that until we get an official feature like this: blendernation.com/2020/03/14/blender-2-8-add-on-overview-box-select-x-ray-free/

mrajendra2150 Author

* @Thane5 * how to use this addon. it is not working in blender 2.9. actually I load that as .py file but when I tick to enable the addon, blender gives error.

Thane5

* @mrajendra2150 * dont load a py file, load the entire zip file.

mrajendra2150 Author

* @Thane5 * unable to download the zip file as it show the whole code in github and not having option "download as zip"

Thane5

* @mrajendra2150 * Use the Gumroad Site instead gumroad.com/l/daldj

mrajendra2150 Author

* @Thane5 * thanks buddy